It’s that time of the year again, when all of the government papers from 30 years ago get revealed to the public. The Oz have dedicated a whole section to it, from the Fraser government’s fear of refugees dividing the nation to new plans to the establishment of Australia’s first counter-terrorism squad.
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Ackland: Shouldn’t we share our “boundless plains”?
Doesn’t anybody remember the lyrics to our national anthem — “for those who’ve come across the seas”? asks Richard Ackland. It’s time to offer an ‘Australian Solution’.
Please explain: Barnaby Joyce, the new Pauline Hanson?
A former Pauline Hanson adviser, John Pasquarelli, laments Australia’s ‘forgotten people’. No, not Indigenous Australians, but rather mainstream Australians, getting overrun by gangs and immigrants. Can a Barnaby Joyce-type be their new leader?
Malcolm Fraser slams redneck rhetoric
Former Lib PM Malcolm Fraser has criticised the Opposition’s handling of the current asylum seeker debate, accusing them of “scratching the redneck nerve” with their fear mongering.
The endless search for the Liberal Party Messiah
The Liberals never disappoint. They lose government and they search desperately, often in the most unlikely places, for a Messiah. It happens every time, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Two old Leaders keep their record
As votes get closer to being completely counted from last Saturday’s poll, two old leaders have kept their records by the narrowest of margins. Bob Hawke will no doubt be happier about it than Malcolm Fraser, writes Richard Farmer.
Mungo: Howard’s history lesson rings hollow
John Howard continues to insist that the conditions for a change of government in Australia have not been met in 2007, but his attempt to invoke history fails as dismally as everything else he has tried in the last year.
