The Raymond Davis case in Pakistan has tarnished the United States’ image at a time when it needs the country’s support more than ever, writes Francis Ventura, a 20-year-old student from Melbourne, Australia. My friend Zafar once told me that ‘anything is possible in Pakistan’. Notwithstanding, I still felt shocked when I found out that …
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It does not take a disaster to understand that nuclear energy has no future in Australia. Excessive construction and waste disposal costs, as well as a lack of engineering capacity, rule it out, writes Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. The Fukushima nuclear meltdown has led to a vociferous debate on the role of nuclear power …
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It does not take a disaster to understand that nuclear energy has no future in Australia. Excessive construction and waste disposal costs, as well as a lack of engineering capacity, rule it out, writes Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. The Fukushima nuclear meltdown has led to a vociferous debate on the role of nuclear power …
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Australia’s National Youth Week, running from April 1 to 10, is an annual celebration of the achievements of young citizens. Laura John, one of the organisers, speaks to 23-year-old Rhiannon Wapling from Melbourne. Laura has been actively involved in her community for many years and was recently selected by the state of Victoria to represent it as a …
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Australia’s National Youth Week, running from April 1 to 10, is an annual celebration of the achievements of young citizens. Laura John, one of the organisers, speaks to 23-year-old Rhiannon Wapling from Melbourne. Laura has been actively involved in her community for many years and was recently selected by the state of Victoria to represent it as a …
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‘Why do we see abortion as something that is morally wrong? Are there not circumstances where it is justified?’ asks Jo-Annah Richards, a 25-year-old from the island of Montserrat. The decision any woman makes over whether to have an abortion is one that is highly emotional and very personal to her. Yet opinions on abortion …
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Spare a thought for the low-skilled workers who work in desperately hard conditions for little pay and whose lives could have been very different if only for a better education, writes Peter Njoroge from Banana, Kiambu in Kenya. The title for this post is both literal and metaphoric. My blood brother, so dear to me and my …
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Spare a thought for the low-skilled workers who work in desperately hard conditions for little pay and whose lives could have been very different if only for a better education, writes Peter Njoroge from Banana, Kiambu in Kenya. The title for this post is both literal and metaphoric. My blood brother, so dear to me and my …
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Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …
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Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …
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