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Why Snowden was smart to choose Hong Kong. Very smart

Why Snowden was smart to choose Hong Kong. Very smart

Was Hong Kong a smart choice of refuge for US surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden? Victorian barrister Rudi Cohrssen looks at the tricky issue of extradition.

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The constitutional conundrum facing Rudd

The constitutional conundrum facing Rudd

Kevin Rudd would need to consult constitutional lawyers before embarking on a return to leadership. Professor Anne Twomey examines various legal scenarios that might follow on from a Rudd victory in caucus.

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No peace with honour in Afghanistan

No peace with honour in Afghanistan

There might not be a way for the US to “win” the war in Afghanistan. It also might not be able to achieve a Vietnam-style “peace with honour” defeat.

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Cash v cachet: the wacky world of journalism prizes

Cash v cachet: the wacky world of journalism prizes

Should journalists enter awards run or sponsored by special interest groups? From fragrance reporting to writing on colorectal disease and the mining industry, just about every reporter wins a prize these days …

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Towards confrontation: future of Catholic abuse protocols in doubt

Will the Catholic Church’s controversial protocols for dealing with sexual abuse claims survive a royal commission? The man in charge of the Church’s response says he expects a new, more independent system.

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Education union’s $1m Greens splash drives division in ranks

The National Tertiary Education Union will donate $1 million to help Greens candidates in the federal election campaign. But some in the union — and certainly in Labor — aren’t happy.

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ABC dismisses Carlton’s Australian Story complaint

The ABC’s Australian Story has been cleared of bias over a much-debated profile of shock jock Ray Hadley. Mike Carlton claimed he was misrepresented by the show.

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Attorney-General’s Department: hiding a data retention gargoyle?

Questions continue to grow about the extent of the Attorney-General Department’s work on data retention, and whether it is hiding it from scrutiny. Is AGD quietly developing legislation on data retention?

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Rudd’s scrappy pre-election cabinet: who’ll serve with him?

Kevin Rudd will need to appoint a caretaker cabinet if he becomes prime minister again. Crikey gazed into the crystal ball to pick who’s left to serve with him.

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Through porous borders, a new world order flows

Turkey, Greece, Syria, Brazil, Afghanistan, Obama, Cameron, Assange … something is shifting, as borders of even first-tier nations become porous and action once off the table now is very much on.

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A grand tour of economic risks to Australia

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy “tapering” will be a key influence on the economy for Aussie governments after the election — but Japan and China loom large as well. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.

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WHAT WAS SAID:

"The struggle for freedom and security and human dignity -- that struggle goes on."

"NSA? What NSA? Let's talk about something else."

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Election Deciders
Forget Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard, who’ll really decide the federal election? The Power Index profiles the influential insiders, flacks and tabloid hacks whose frenzied focus will be firmly fixed
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