The federal government’s long term plans for public education took a giant leap forward last week with the release of school test data on the “My School” website.  more ...

Witnesses at a recent inquiry into the explosion and sinking of the asylum seeker vessel known as SIEVX 36 have indicated that Australian government policies, and perceptions of those policies, may have contributed to the deaths of five asylum seekers.   more ...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty which is binding under international law on its signatories.   more ...

Poor Haiti. And why is Haiti so poor? Because right from the beginning, since its conception as a free and independent nation, foreign powers did all they could to place a stone around the neck of the fledgling state. Its inhabitants, born into slavery, were never given a chance, despite the fact that Haiti is the true America.  more ...

If you look through any of those glossy, over-priced magazines devoted to house and garden, to home furnishings and decorating, to the latest and “best” in modern taste and style for your domicile, one thing you will probably not see is a clothesline.  more ...