HOW TO BE A DICTATOR: The Cult of personality in the Twentieth Century
by Frank Dikötter
Bloomsbury Publishing, London Paperback: 304 pages Price: AUD$29.99
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STRAIGHT TALK ON TRADE: Ideas for a Sane World Economy by Dani Rodrik Princeton University Press, Princeton Paperback: 336 pages Price: AUD$37.99 Reviewed by Colin Teese Dani Rodrik has cert…
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Scanning the Distance There you were, out of the corner of my eye, laughing as I sped past pretending not to see, scanning the distance for my baby son; you, hiding behind a gorse bush no big…
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On October 22, The West Australian carried an article under the grandiose headline, “Expert panel reach out to MPs to quash fake news on voluntary assisted dying laws”, in which in was rep…
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The National Civic Council (NCC) and the Australian Family Association (AFA) convened an important forum in Queensland on October 19, which addressed a number of key challenges in the state, including…
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SUICIDE OF THE WEST: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy
by Jonah Goldberg
Crown Forum, New York Hard…
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HAMEL 4TH JULY 1918: The Australian & American Triumph by John Hughes-Wilson Uniform Press, London Paperback: 160 pages Price: AUD$29.55 Reviewed by Anthony Staunton The Battle of Hamel …
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Hal Colebatch There is nothing more comforting to an old teacher than to read praise from a former student, especially one of the stature of Hal Colebatch. When Hal arrived in my history and literat…
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Our taxpayer-funded national broadcaster, the ABC, has recently launched another intriguing survey about Australians’ attitudes, concerns and beliefs. There are two questions that provide some insig…
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ALIENATED AMERICA: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse
by Timothy P. Carney
Harper Collins, New York, 2019
Hardc…
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TONY ABBOTT AND THE TIMES OF REVOLUTION
by Gerard Charles Wilson
Gerard Charles Wilson, Mornington
Paperback: 345 pages Price: AUD$32
Reviewed by Michael Gilchris…
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Freedom to follow Christ “Religious freedom is a basic liberty or inalienable human right,” claims Terri Kelleher, as she rightly asks “a litany” of critical questions about t…
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The West Australian Association of Heads of Churches formulated the following Open Letter, which was emailed to all WA MPs on August 28, 2019.
An open letter
To: The Hon Ma…
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THE SECOND MOUNTAIN: The Quest for a Moral Life
by David Brooks
Allen Lane, London Hardcover: 384 pages Price: AUD$39.99
Reviewed by Peter Westmore
David Brooks, …
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This review of Hal G.P. Colebatch’s book first appeared in News Weekly in the November 23, 2013, edition. There are several reasons for republishing…
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BEFORE I FORGET: An Early Memoir
by Geoffrey Blainey
Hamish Hamilton, Melbourne Hardcover: 352 pages Price: AUD$45
Reviewed by Jeffry Babb
Some participants in th…
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Pacific plate tectonics
Great to have read Peter Purcell’s article in the September 7 edition of News Weekly (“Political posturing ignores true forces shaping Pacific islands”)….
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Seagulls etc.
My grandfather, Sir Frank Gibson, Fremantle’s long-time mayor, Used to take me Down to the Fremantle esplanade To “feed the seagulls” With thrown…
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PEOPLE, POWER AND PROFITS: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent
by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Allen Lane, London Hardcover: 368 pages Price: AUD$45
Reviewed by Coli…
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IN SEARCH OF CARDINAL STEPINAC: A Complete Biography by Zvonimir Gavranovic Krscanska Sadasnjost, Zagreb Hardcover: 594 pages Price: AUD$40 Reviewed by Victor V. Vella The decade after World…
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAVED MY MARRIAGE
by Dr David Anders
EWTN Publishing, Irondale, Alabama Paperback: 222 pages Price: AUD$36
Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel
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Reasonable doubt I have no involvement in the legal profession; I am simply a concerned resident of Victoria. And the trial and subsequent appeal of Cardinal George Pell have caused me to have severe…
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