So the Canberra leg of the Olympic Torch Relay was a huge success… according to the organisers, writes Bernard Keane.
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It is understood that the Federal Government has included on its list of potential candidates for the appointment as Judge to the High Court, solicitor and Managing Partner of the Melbourne office of law firm Mallesons Stephen Jacques, Ros Grady. With Chief Justice Gleeson about to retire as he reaches the age of 70, one […]
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Australian sensitivity singles out the Yellow Peril
Compare the response to the Chinese torch attendants with the reaction to the personal army that George Bush brought to Sydney not so long ago, says Jeff Sparrow.
Shock: Ian Thorpe extinguishes Olympic flame
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Torch watch: Chinese out in force; others stay away
The Olympic Torch Relay got underway in Canberra this morning amid massive security and a major display of Chinese nationalism, writes Bernard Keane.
The torch waits quietly for its moment in the Canberra sun
The Olympic Torch is currently resting comfortably in a Canberra hotel after its flight from Jakarta, writes Bernard Keane.
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It’s not as if we didn’t have the personnel on hand locally to handle the whole flame security thing…
Torch protest: who’ll be there, from Amway up
With that many Tibet supporters and detractors and Amway salespeople in the one place, there’s likely to be a scuffle or two, writes Cam Smith.
Your Olympic torch relay questions answered
There’s more to the Olympic torch relay than meets the eye. Thomas Hunter investigates.
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Olympic torch protest — the Australian way…
US08: Tibet, the torch and the mysterious (b)east
By dint of bad planning, Crikey’s US correspondent Guy Rundle is in San Francisco, watching the American response to the Olympic Torch relay unfold.
How to extinguish an Olympic torch
If pro-Tibetan protesters are hoping to douse the Olympic torch they’ll need to be creative about it, writes Thomas Hunter.
