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QUARTERLY ESSAY 9 BEAUTIFUL LIES by Tim Flannery; Peter Craven (Editor)
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In the first Quarterly Essayof 2003, Tim Flannery launches an attack on the various lies that we tell ourselves about our resources, our past and our future. The lie of terra nullius that made us ignore the Aborigines' knowledge of the environment. The lie of the Snowy Mountains Scheme that did untold d ...Show more
QUARTERLY ESSAY ISSUE 7 2002 by John Martinkus; Peter Craven (Editor)
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In the third Quarterly Essay for 2002 John Martinkus details what is being done to West Papua by its Indonesian overlords. He illustrates how those who seek independence are killed and tortured for their cause. There is now no one like the Papuan leader Theys Eluay, murdered in 2001 by the Indonesian mi ...Show more
Quarterly Essay # 14, 2004 : Mission Impossible - the Shieks, the US and the future of Iraq by Paul McGeough; Chris Feik (Editor)
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In the second Quarterly Essay of 2004, Paul McGeough offers a dramatic account of why Iraq remains in chaos despite desperate American efforts to create a model democracy in the Middle East. According to McGeough, Iraq to this day remains a tribal society. It cannot be governed without the cooperation o ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 15: Latham's World: The New Politics of the Outsiders by Margaret Simons; Chris Feik (Editor)
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In the third Quarterly Essay of 2004, Margaret Simons takes a long hard look at Mark Latham, the self-proclaimed 'club buster' and the man who would be prime minister. Few doubt Latham's intelligence and ambition, but what will this amount to in government? Simons argues that if Labor is elected, it wil ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 16 by Raimond Gaita; Chris Feik (Editor)
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In the fourth Quarterly Essay of 2004, Raimond Gaita confronts essential questions about politics as it is practised today. What do politicians mean when they talk about 'trust'? Why is truthfulness important? Are we as politically and morally divided as the Americans? Does the war on terror authorise l ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 26 - His Master's Voice: Public Debate in Howard's Australia by David Marr; Chris Feik (Editor)
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John Howard has the loudest voice in Australia. He has cowed his critics, muffled the press, intimidated the ABC, gagged scientists, silenced NGOs, censored the arts, prosecuted leakers, criminalised protest and shut down parliamentary scrutiny. Though touted as a contest of values, this has been a part ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 30 - Last Drinks: The Impact of the Northern Territory Intervention by Paul Toohey
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When Mal Brough and John Howard announced the Northern Territory intervention in mid-2007, they proclaimed a child abuse emergency. In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Paul Toohey unpicks the rhetoric of emergency and tracks progress. One year on, have children been saved? Will Labor conti ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 31 - Now or Neve r: A Sustainable Future for Australia? by Tim Flannery
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Sometime this century, after 4 billion years, some of Earth's regulatory systems will pass from control through evolution by natural selection, to control by human intelligence. Will humanity rise to the challenge? This landmark essay by Tim Flannery is about sustainability, our search for it in the twe ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 32 - On the US Election by Delia Falconer (Editor); Kate Jennings
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Where were you when America elected Barack Obama? Kate Jennings was in New York, eyes wide open, completing her take on an amazing time- 'the run-up to the election ... a time when every day felt like a year and we became slightly crazed from worry but also mesmerised, unable to switch off the cable new ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 33 - Quarry Vision: Coal, Climate Change and the End of the Resources Boom by Guy Pearse; Gavin Kitching (Contribution by); Christina Thompson (Contribution by)
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Australia's response to climate change must truly baffle outsiders. Why do our leaders pretend that they are leading the world in the battle against global warming? When do environmental risks outweigh economic benefits? Why dig deeper when the rest of the world is looking for alternatives to coal? This ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 36: Australian Story: Kevin Rudd and the Lucky Country by Mungo MacCallum
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In Australian Story, Mungo MacCallum investigates the political success of Kevin Rudd. What does he know about Australia that his opponents don't? This is a characteristically barbed and perceptive look at the challenges facing the government and the country. MacCallum argues that the things we used to ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 38: Power Trip: The Political Journey of Kevin Rudd by David Marr
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This irreverent, controversial account is sure to be one of the most talked-about publications of election year 2010 - a ground-breaking, in-depth profile that traces Kevin Rudd's years in Queensland, in China, in opposition and finally in government. Based on extensive research, observation and intervi ...Show more