SYDNEY — If you are among the 95% of Australians alarmed by the way some politicians have exploited the concept of a republic, the conference "Republicanism, citizenship, community" at the Australian Museum on November 6 was for
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The traditional image of the true believer is changing dramatically. Union membership is being decimated, socialism has fallen from popularity in the East, and full employment has been reduced to the status of a mythical ideal
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The rugby test series between Australia and the Springboks might not have settled much about the relative skills of the two sides. One thing the television coverage did decide, however, was "Guess which beer I'll never buy? Never
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In the mid-80s, an Australian Liberal Party leader addressed members of the Jewish community in Sydney. This politician was quoted in the major dailies as saying that the gates of Nazi concentration camps were not opened
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Prime Minister Keating has argued that youth unemployment — for the whole "cohort" — is "only" 10%. He claims credit for increasing school retention rates in the age group, so perhaps this calculation is reasonable. Others