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Unsettling year worldwide

Posted: 06 Feb 12 | It looks as if the year ahead will be an unsettling one in Australia as well as in Europe, the United States and the Middle East, with our Prime Minister facing a challenge from her party colleagues and an unrelenting attack from the Opposition. |

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Jones ignores party stance

Posted: 01 Feb 12 | Before the 2010 elections, Julia Gillard unequivocally placed herself on the public record as being opposed to same-sex marriage. |

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Illawarra's health stars align

Posted: 25 Jan 12 | We have all heard about the negative impact of job losses in the manufacturing sector and the urgent need for government and business to take action on creating jobs for the future. |

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Gillard stumbles on Europe

Posted: 23 Jan 12 | Despite Julia Gillard’s earlier admission that foreign affairs was not her forte, until now she has performed quite well at international forums, apparently winning the respect of world leaders, including Barack Obama. |

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Just don't mention the war

Posted: 20 Jan 12 | You probably missed it, but Japan has said sorry to Australia. |

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Water safety in a slow lane

Posted: 17 Jan 12 | Saturday mornings, when I was growing up, were all about sport, school sport. |

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Level playing field at school

Posted: 11 Jan 12 | Often we do not realise how students from refugee backgrounds can feel excluded and disempowered in the classroom in addition to the pressures that society places on them to perform well because they are in a ‘‘land of opportunities’’. |

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Waste and waists expanding

Posted: 10 Jan 12 | Most of the year, our little village on the Shoalhaven River has a population of about 1200. |

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Obama downsize no big deal

Posted: 10 Jan 12 | Some have questioned President Barack Obama's decision to reduce the size and disposition of the US Defence establishment, at a time when new threats are emerging in relations with Iran and North Korea. |

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Agony Aunt’s vibes on bribes

Posted: 10 Jan 12 | Recently I've branched into the advice column business. Sometimes the letters cast a useful light on larger issues, such as: |

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Manage facilities carefully

Posted: 04 Jan 12 | WIN Entertainment Centre and WIN Stadium are multimillion-dollar complexes owned by the State Government on behalf of the people of the Illawarra. |

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2011 not quite a turning point

Posted: 02 Jan 12 | Some years really are turning points: 1492, 1789, 1914 and 1989, for example. |

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Freedoms taken for granted

Posted: 30 Dec 11 | Did Santa bring what you asked for? Or did you wail and blubber like North Koreans when told of the death of their ‘‘dear leader’’ Kim Jong-il? |

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Studies benefit community

Posted: 28 Dec 11 | A diet low in glycemic index, consisting of more wholegrains and less processed food, reduces your risk of developing macular degeneration. |

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Living with the unknowns

Posted: 26 Dec 11 | Twelve months ago, along with other columnists, I advanced a fairly obvious conclusion – in international affairs 2011 was going to be a year of uncertainty. |

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Air of danger lacks substance

Posted: 26 Dec 11 | Western intelligence agencies have been warning for years about the terrible consequences that would ensue if Iran were to get nuclear weapons. Better bomb the place before they do. |

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Cameron had hidden agenda

Posted: 19 Dec 11 | One senior European politician said angrily that British Prime Minister David Cameron was “like a man who comes to a wife-swapping party without his wife,” and there was some truth in that. |

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Occupy movement a call for equality

Posted: 14 Dec 11 | The international grassroots Occupy movement commenced when protesters against inequality camped out in New York’s financial district of Wall Street and similar protests quickly spread around the world. |

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UK veto threat to EU’s work

Posted: 12 Dec 11 | It seems Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has taken the United Kingdom into a disturbing form of isolation, with his veto of proposed fiscal reform of the European Union’s governing treaty. |

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Insuring promises are kept

Posted: 09 Dec 11 | Here's a simple question to determine your suitability for a career in insurance: what is a flood? |

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