Books Lessons in Stoicism review – what ancient philosophers teach us about how to liveThe Guardian - John SellarsOn 9 September 1965, during the war between Vietnam and the US, James Stockdale, an American fighter pilot, inadvertently flew his small A-4 Skyhawk into a flak trap. He later recalled his thoughts as
Australia Sydney's lockout laws are going, but development still threatens Sydney's nightlife — especially gay clubsabc.net.au - By Gary Nunn It's rare that good news leads the news agenda, but when it comes to Sydney's decimated nightlife, a recent series of positive stories mark a …
Hong Kong Hong Kong protests turn to violent clashes in two townsReuters - Jessie PangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters on Saturday after pro-China groups pulled down some of the “Lennon Walls” of anti-government messages posted the
IOM Australian government awards Serco $9.9m contract to help non-citizens return home Australia News - Helen DavidsonThe Australian government has awarded a $9.9m contract to Serco to run a program helping return non-citizens to their home countries, a service already being provided by the UN. The contract was awarded
Health (UK) Asylum seeker denied cancer treatment by Home Office diesThe Guardian - Josh Halliday North of England correspondentAn Ethiopian woman who was denied potentially life-saving cancer treatment for six weeks amid confusion about whether she should be charged by the NHS has died aged 39. Kelemua Mulat, who had advanced
Immigration Biloela Tamil family deportation case: asylum seekers can stay until final hearing Australia News - Josh TaylorTwo Tamil asylum seekers and their Australian-born daughters will remain in Australia for the foreseeable future after a federal court decided to hear their case. Priya, Nadesalingam and their children,
Australian News Biloela Tamil family granted at least one more day for federal court to hear case Australia News - Josh TaylorTwo Tamil asylum seekers and their Australian-born daughters will stay in Australia for at least one more day as their lawyers push for the federal court to hear their case. Priya, Nadesalingam and their
Biloela, QLD The hypocrisy, double standards and micro-cruelties at heart of Biloela case Australia News - Helen DavidsonThe circumstances of the Tamil family at the centre of the battle playing out between the federal court in Melbourne and Christmas Island are heartbreaking and traumatic. Few who watched footage of the
World News Australia refuses to rule out handing over Sydney lawyer who advocates for West Papuans to IndonesiaThe Guardian - Marni Cordell and Ben DohertyThe Australian government has refused to rule out handing over a Sydney-based lawyer who advocates for West Papuans to Indonesian authorities. Veronica Koman, an Indonesian human rights lawyer who currently
Visas Coalition rejects changes to visa cancellation bill Australia News - Paul KarpLabor and the Coalition are at an impasse over a bill to extend the grounds for cancellation of visas on character grounds, after the immigration minister, David Coleman, rejected conditions demanded the
Australian Federal Police Dutton’s citizenship-stripping laws may increase risk of terrorism, Asio warns Australia News - Paul KarpPeter Dutton’s citizenship-stripping laws may have thwarted police from pressing criminal charges and increased the risk of terrorism, Australia’s spy agency has warned. The Australian Security and Intelligence
Refugees 'It's impossible to do anything': Indonesia's refugees in limbo as money runs outThe Guardian - Kate Lamb in Kalideres, JakartaOnce a military command post, the two-storey lime green building in Kalideres, West Jakarta, is now essentially a refugee camp. More than 400 refugees are temporarily housed here in small dome tents squashed
Iran Australia left with few diplomatic levers after three citizens detained in IranThe Guardian - Ben DohertyIt was the trip of a lifetime, a globe-trotting adventure halfway across the world, chronicled online for family and friends back home and for followers online. But in the eyes of the regime in Tehran
Peter Dutton Peter Dutton says Biloela Tamil children are ‘anchor babies’ used to help case Australia News - Paul KarpPeter Dutton has referred to the two children of the Biloela Tamil family as “anchor babies” and blamed them for costing taxpayers millions of dollars in incendiary comments defending the government’s
Asylum Seekers Victoria gives $3m to cover payments to 6,000 asylum seekers on bridging visas Australia News - Josh TaylorThe Victorian government will put in $3m for crisis response to support asylum seekers hit by federal government cuts. In 2017 the federal government announced it was tightening requirements for the status
Australian News Sydney lockout laws to be scrapped except in Kings Cross Australia News - Australian Associated PressSydney’s controversial lockout laws could be scrapped for most of the CBD with the New South Wales premier hoping the move will enhance the city’s nightlife. Gladys Berejiklian on Sunday conceded it was
Kristina Keneally Labor in uncharted waters on boats as rightwing media scrambles to mock and ridicule Keneally Australia News - Katharine Murphy Political editorWhen it comes to border protection, the Coalition feels a victim of its own success. I’m sorry to be blunt, but suggesting that anything in national politics right now is being governed by a coherent,
Mexico US sends pregnant migrant having contractions back to MexicoGuardian US - Associated Press in MatamorosA Salvadoran woman who was eight and a half months pregnant and experiencing contractions was apprehended by US border patrol after crossing the Rio Grande and forced to go back to Mexico. Agents took
Australian News Home affairs data 'gives lie' to Coalition's refusal to let Biloela Tamil family stay Australia News - Paul KarpSome 52 refugees and asylum seekers in offshore detention have received temporary protection visas or safe haven enterprise visas, according to new statistics that fly in the face of the Morrison government’s
Manus Island Manus and Nauru refugees in Australia on medical grounds can apply for US move Australia News - Helen DavidsonRefugees who were previously detained on Manus or Nauru but are now in Australia can apply for US resettlement. The “significant” shift, which was revealed in an immigration document, suggests the US eventually
Aspettando Banksy, Genova "laboratorio" per i big della street-artilsecoloxix.it - Claudio Cabona Genova - La street art rende tangibili i sogni e prova a colorare gli incubi con la bomboletta, per renderli meno grigi. Genova è teatro di continui …
Opinion Minister's 'God-like' powers can be put to better use in Tamil family's caseThe Guardian - Peter Billings and Joseph LelliottLegal action in the federal court has, until at least Friday, put a stay on the deportation of a Tamil family of four “failed” refugee claimants. The parents (who arrived by boat in 2012 and 2013), along
Richard Di Natale Tony Abbott attacks migrants 'swarming' to Europe while praising far-right PM of Hungary Australia News - Ben SmeeThe former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has praised the far-right prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, and warned a conference in Europe about “military age” male immigrants “swarming” the
Icon version of the Flipboard logoBiloela, QLD Legal experts question fast-track process that refused Biloela Tamil family's claim Australia News - Helen DavidsonLegal experts have raised concerns over the “inferior” fast-track refugee assessment process which saw members of the Tamil family from Biloela refused protection. Sri Lankans Priya, Nades and their two
Beauty Which is the world's vainest city?The Guardian - Helen LockIs it a plastic surgery centre such as Seoul or Rio de Janeiro, or a hotbed of selfie-takers such as Manhattan? With his penchant for posting topless photos of himself to his 181 million Instagram followers,
Melbourne, VIC World's most liveable cities: Vienna's win leaves Sydney and Melbourne in a spin Australia News - Luke Henriques-GomesMelbourne, once the perennial chart-topper, has been relegated to second for a second consecutive year in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global liveability index. Sydney, often thought of as more more
Christmas Island Biloela Tamil family deportation case: removal delayed until at least Friday Australia News - Josh Taylor and Helen DavidsonTwo Tamil asylum seekers and their Australian-born daughters will remain on Christmas Island until at least Friday afternoon after the federal court extended the injunction preventing the Australian government
Icon version of the Flipboard logoBiloela, QLD 'The cruelty is the point': what's behind the treatment of the Biloela Tamil family Australia News - Helen Davidson“On a personal level I couldn’t understand why – after so much documenting of how horrific that split had been in the predawn raid – I thought surely they wouldn’t do this again. Surely they’ll do this
A Blueprint for Europe's Just Transitiongndforeurope.com Introduction to the Green New Deal for Europe Europe today confronts twin crises — both of them of its own making. The first …
Nostalgia Opinion: Can World of Warcraft Classic capture the MMO's original glory?gamasutra.com - Katherine Cross We can never go home again and yet, inevitably, inexorably, we must try. For all my doubts and skepticism about WoW Classic, I knew I’d be in the …
Cameron McAuliffeJulian Assange U.S. charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in...Reuters - Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton, Costas Pitas
Cameron McAuliffe Bishop apologises to Ariana Grande for conduct at Aretha Franklin's funeralThe Guardian - Mark Townsend and agencies
Cameron McAuliffeXiaomi Xiaomi's Mi Gaming Laptop packs NVIDIA GTX 1060 graphicsEngadget - Steve Dent
Cameron McAuliffeBernard Tomic Bernard Tomic's father 'ashamed' of his son's anticssmh.com.au - www.smh.com.au
Cameron McAuliffeGoogle Chromebooks may soon be able to run almost every Android appThe Verge - Rich McCormick
