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An ode to the public library, the gateway to an educated society

By Geoff Gallop

Community & Social

Public libraries the world over are known as places for all people to access information, knowledge, and creative inspiration; and to escape from mundane reality…

So long and thanks for all the fish: the oddly polite history of political farewells

By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

Features

Something strange happens when politicians leave the political stage. The other side suddenly becomes much more civil – even affectionate. There is an outbreak of…

Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 3

By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

Case studies

The third article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; the power of pro-gun interests has the potential to pervert our…

Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 1

By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

Case studies

The first article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; Australia finds itself at a gun-law crossroads after the Port Arthur…