Features
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More than bills and bombs
Ben Brooks on the successes of community de-radicalisation programs and the challenges they face.
Perspective
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Won’t somebody please think of the children?
We celebrated the tenth birthday of my little sister recently. She is a well-rounded individual who divides her time between netball, swimming, playing the flute, reading and tending to her ant farm. Selecting her annual birthday tribute is increasingly difficult, however. The girl already owns two game consoles, holds a controlling interest in the Lego…
Perspective
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Opinion policing beyond the pale
Sanctioning thought rather than action is a dangerous road, writes Ben Brooks.
Perspective
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Noble aspirations
Ben Brooks laments the imperfect reintroduction of Australian knighthoods and damehoods.
News
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Death of a degree: how the BA (Adv) (Hons) was mismanaged
Ben Brooks was lucky enough to enjoy his one year of the fraught Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)
Perspective
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How to overcook a king
Ben Brooks examines what the royal baby means for the future of the British monarchy
Features
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Silent Sexuality: Pedophilia, child sex abuse, and discourse
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. Ben Brooks examines the discourse of paedophilia and child abuse, and why we need to break the taboo of discussing child sexuality.
Perspective
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A Parliament of jellybeans
Ben Brooks sat through question time and counted the jellybeans