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Coming in from the Cold War

Do you ever find yourself longing for the good old days of Cold War Mk 1? I know, there were aspects of it that weren’t too great. The fear of nuclear war, for a start. But occasionally I find myself thinking back to the way it seemed to be before the Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet Union fell apart and I almost feel a sort of nostalgia for the apparent simplicity of it all. It’s true that the simplicity was rather deceptive if you scratched more than a little below the surface of the…

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Perceptions matter in policing, especially when the stakes are high

Comment by Greg Ray IF I were NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, I would be furious right now. I would be really angry about the position my police force has left me in over the historical rape allegations against the Coalition Federal Government Attorney General, Christian Porter. It is well-known that Mr Porter named himself as the alleged perpetrator, strongly denying the allegations and also suing the ABC for publishing a report about them which did not name him. It is also well-known that the alleged victim had been communicating for some time with police over…

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Lost veterans: left to right, Shane Holt, Braiden Russell, Dave Finney.

Anzac Day hypocrites in government

Anzac Day is nearly here again. The time when Australia’s politicians grab their flags and put on their sombre faces to prove that they are true patriots who love their country and support the men and women who have worn the uniform and put their lives on the line for the government and the nation over the past century. Many of those politicians, I am sorry to say, are hypocrites. They are hypocrites because their actions don’t match their words. They weasel on about supporting the troops, but their support is sunny day support that melts…

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