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Tom Switzer
The truth about Australia's floods
If the news from Tucson has been grim this month, the news from Australia has been no better. For years, we Aussies have been fighting drought...
Palin & Co much too easy target
It wasn't long after the Arizona shooting rampage that the airwaves and blogosphere began filling with conjecture about who might be responsible...
The roots of American despair
A couple of years ago, the conventional wisdom held that Kevin Rudd and Barack Obama had transformed the political landscape in Australia and the...
Breaches will breed secrecy
Why such a panic about WikiLeaks? Didn't we already know that Silvio Berlusconi has an eye for pretty ladies? Or that Kevin Rudd is a control freak...
Stormy westher ahead as Washington loses sway
When Barack Obama replaced George W. Bush in the White House, it was assumed the character of US foreign policy would change dramatically. ...
Self-doubt emerges to test US mettle
THERE are several explanations for the Democrats' loss in last week's mid-term elections. Some attribute the shellacking to an anti-incumbent mood....
Politics binds US over climate
As Hillary Clinton acknowledged in Melbourne this week, the Obama administration has abandoned its landmark legislation to combat man-made global...
Left-liberal lament
This is shaping up as a terrible mid-term election for Democrats in the United States. Republicans are scheduled to pick up at least 50 seats, more...
Republicans on track for a Clayton's win
When Democrats won the White House and scored supermajorities in both houses of Congress in 2008, the conventional wisdom heralded a new...
War in Afghanistan: who are we helping?
Could anyone remind me just what it is that we're achieving in Afghanistan? Don't all speak at once. No, I mean what good things we're...