The Federal Attorney-General has called for uniform laws protecting Australian journalists and their sources. Mark Dreyfus’s intervention has placed journalistic privilege firmly back on the legal agenda. At stake is the international standard of journalistic ethics that reporters should never be forced to disclose names of sources. This ensures that whistleblowers and public figures can…
DetailsSouth Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday yesterday though the iconic leader remains in hospital after six weeks in intensive care. It had been feared that Mandela would not reach this milestone but latest reports suggest his condition is improving. People around the country commemorated the man with 67 minutes of public service as a…
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Nina Revello, 19, is living proof that with careful management, diabetics can live full and productive lives. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, she says that it does get easier once you become familiar with the process and how each thing affects your body. “The support of my family, friends and doctors along the way has helped…
DetailsTwo weeks since Kevin Rudd returned as Prime Minister of Australia, much has changed: for one, he has shuffled cabinet portfolios and filled the gaps left by pro-Gillard deserters. Rudd has also changed Labor’s caucus rules to make it nearly impossible to overthrow a sitting prime minister – as Julia Gillard and Labor’s “faceless men” overthrew…
DetailsMacleay College hosted a panel of business professionals at the Entrepreneur Forum at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney’s Circular Quay yesterday. Students and guests heard a series of speeches given by entrepreneurs. Those who attended had the chance to mingle with the speakers and discuss entrepreneurialism in Australia. Estate agency business leader John McGrath, the keynote speaker,…
DetailsAfter enduring four decades of continuing war and the patriarchal rule of the Taliban, Afghan women have been placed at the bottom of political agendas. That plight has been referred to by human rights activist Lauryn Oates as Afghanistan’s real tragedy. Just last week the US and its allies broke the promise they had made: to protect Afghan…
DetailsPolice have released photos of a watch found beside a human skeleton in Brooklyn last week. The remains were found at the base of a cliff by a woman bushwalking with her son. The police have appealed for anyone who recognises the watch to come forward. “We are hopeful someone who has a missing loved one…
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British MP George Galloway delivered a passionate and confronting speech about the Arab revolution to a packed Sydney Town Hall last night. His 90-minute speech covered the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, the Syrian crisis, the WikiLeaks/Julian Assange case, the Egyptian revolution, the Lebanese political climate and Iran’s nuclear weapon program. Receiving a standing ovation on both entrance…
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He has one hand slung casually in the pocket of his Gucci jeans. The other hand holds an iPhone 5. He peers out from Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses at his reflection in the mirror and takes a photo. “Selfie time,” he captioned the picture uploaded to Instagram. They could be the actions of many young males…
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