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[7 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Thailand divided

“I walked the streets, photographing the chaos, speaking with people on both sides” – photographer Masaru Goto gives his on-the-ground account of the Bangkok clashes.

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[22 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
Oz should remove ‘Wrong way, Go Back!’ sign

Australia needs to reconsider its “out of sight, out of mind” approach towards refugees and asylum seekers, according to Lin Ma.

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[8 Oct 2009 | 30 Comments | ]
The problem with ignorance is it doesn’t know itself

A controversial segment from Australia’s much-loved Hey Hey it’s Saturday reunion has re-ignited the political debate on political correctness. Samuel Webster asks: was Harry Connick Jr being over-sensitive when he took offense to the Jackson Jive, or have we become immune to racism when it is masked by humour?

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[2 Oct 2009 | 15 Comments | ]
The Polanski effect: great art conquers all

Is Roman Polanski the tragic victim of a spurious American justice system, or has society come to accept violent crime – as long as the perpetrator is a creative genius? By Samuel Webster.

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[18 Jun 2008 | One Comment | ]

Polaris Project claim to be a humanitarian organisation dedicated to combating human trafficking but as Brett Hetherington reports, their choice of sponsors and support draw questions about their real motive as a humanitarian organisation.