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Curse of Australia’s silent pervasive racism – Waleed Aly – 4 Apr.13

The polite racism of the educated middle class is much worse than ugly tirades that go viral on YouTube. As opening lines in letters go, ”I find you deeply offensive” is pretty direct. Fair enough. I suspect lots of people … Continue reading

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The Gillard White Paper on Asia by BINOY KAMPMARK

It has a familiar ring to it. Australia, that White Tribe of Asia, is now sounding desperate, hoping for recognition in a region it has struggled to comprehend since the days of British colonisation. If human beings are seeking to find the common thread of expression, that elemental language amongst Babel’s sea of tongues, then we can say that the White Paper on the Asian Century seeks to do so – in part. Continue reading

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