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With a budget cut of $7.6 billion from Australia’s aid program, what happens at the human level when the machinery of government makes a distant, impersonal decision? This is a story about an industry that operates in a zone far removed from its ideal.
No.963 – 25 July 2014
In light of Australian Olympic champion Ian Thorpe’s “coming out”, Tamara Cherny suggests that “being yourself”, particularly in a society less than accepting of diversity, is easier said than done.
No.962 – 24 July 2014
The conclusion of the four-part SBS series Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl delivered a sense of fulfilling closure, but Mohamad Tabbaa scratches beneath the fluffy surface to discover an unsettling situation that lies far from a satisfactory ending.
No.961 – 22 July 2014
Ben Pynt explains that long-term detention – now the rule rather than the exception in Australian asylum seeker policy – causes inevitable ill effects on health, and that the oversight of the treatment of asylum seekers is becoming practically impossible.
No.960 – 19 July 2014
Episode 3 of Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl fell into a tired, frustrating discourse on radicalisation and terrorism that is counter-productive in understanding and tackling the issue, but still raised important questions, writes Mohamad Tabbaa.
No.960 – 18 July 2014 Ondru presents Voiceless Journeys
No.959 – 18 July 2014 Why the Bikie Laws Should Concern Us All
No.958 – 17 July 2014 What’s bringing Melbourne’s Ethiopian community to the streets?
No.957 – 16 July 2014 Exposing the true “undesirables” in Australian immigration
No.956 – 15 July 2014 Watershed? Indigenous Rights and the Water Bill Exposure Draft
No.955 – 14 July 2014 Rich soil: Can Indigenous land rights and Australia’s economic interests coexist?
No.954 – 11 July 2014 Does Australia need tougher cyberbullying legislation?
No.953 – 10 July 2014 Spoons and other travel necessities
No.952 – 8 July 2014 Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 2): Criminal Language
No.951 – 7 July 2014 The Medicare co-payment: the future of public health in Australia?