Recently added articles from National Observer - Australia and World Affairs:
Editorial comment.(Australia orders additional military equipment)(Peter Costello's retirement)(cultural heritage remembering for the youth)(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Strong defence budgets: good for all regional powers Reacting unofficially to the Rudd Government's new defence plans, Chinese military strategist Rear Admiral Yang Yi initially called them "stupid", "crazy", and anti-China; but official Chinese reaction has been positive, ...
Defective analysis and the "Never Never Budget".(Company overview)
Sep 22, 2009; ... On 27-28 March, 2009, the H.R. Nicholls Society (1) held a conference in Melbourne under the general theme, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair". What follows, initially, is the text of my address to the opening dinner on 27 March. (2) In it I analysed the origins of our present economic ...
Coral Sea marine protected areas: our gift to Asian fishermen.
Sep 22, 2009; ... Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a current fad in marine resource management. Where renewable resources are over-exploited, some form of restriction is desirable. MPAs are but one of a range of restrictive measures that may be employed. Whether they offer any advantage or disadvantage to ...
Asia's future and Australia's missed opportunities.(Essay)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Understanding our region After half a century of concerted Asian studies in this country, little that is factual is yet lodged firmly in the consciousness of the average Australian. As our level of dependence on the region increases dramatically, it is a great irony that we are ...
"Live free or die!".(freedom and state)(Reprint)(Speech)
Sep 22, 2009; ... My remarks here are titled after the words of General John Stark, New Hampshire's great hero of the Revolutionary War: "Live free or die!" When I first moved to New Hampshire, where this appears on our licence plates, I assumed General Stark had said it before some battle or other--a bit ...