Tag: Australia
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Tony Abbott splits soul into seven horcruxes to be scattered across the land
It is speculated that current Prime Minister Tony Abbott has successfully attained immortality. The North Shore resident, budgie smuggler aficionado, and master of the Dark Arts has become only the second person in history (following former Young Liberal President Lord Voldemort) to split his soul into seven pieces. A horcrux is an object created through […]
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‘Straya Day
Every year, a week or two before January 26th rolls around, my face begins to uncontrollably tighten into a cringe that lasts until supermarkets stop selling Union Jack bumbags, bikinis or historically shady t-shirts. Up there with ANZAC Day, Sydney to Hobart Day (otherwise known as ‘Boxing Day Sales Day’) and the Melbourne Cup, Australia Day […]
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When Boom Becomes Distant Rumble
Since Resources Minister Martin Ferguson announced the end of the resources boom, there has been widespread speculation as to what this means for Australia’s future economic prospects. “It’s about time Tony Abbott stopped talking down Australia, both at home and internationally, and recognised how well placed we are. Like, you’ve got to understand the resources […]
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Ice Cream, Politics & Gossip Girl: What Happened to Climate Change
One of the most intriguing things about the current state of politics, both in Australia and worldwide, is the reconfiguring of people’s policy priorities from, say, five years ago. In Australia, as around the world, the last decade was dominated by debates over what leading policymakers have called a “diabolical policy problem” and “the most […]
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A Man Like Luai
A Man Like Luai by University of Melbourne student Ellena Savage is the winner of the Tharunka Non-Fiction Writing Competition 2012. Tharunka would like to thank the judges Lisa Pryor, Jason Whittaker and Matthew Thompson. It is May, 2009. A cold, clear night; frost will set over the tips of lawns before dawn. I wait […]
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New Food Plan Doesn’t Tackle Food Security Say Experts
The federal government released its National Food Plan green paper after weeks of public consultation, but concerns persist that it does little to address food security issues,especially in fast-growing urban areas. The paper is the first step in the government’s plan to increase food production. The Prime Minister Julia Gillard told a conference held by […]