National Observer - Australia and World Affairs articles from March 2004

National Observer - Australia and World Affairs archives from March 2004

Defamation laws as a form of censorship.(Editorial Comment)
March 22, 2004... The basic principle for defamation laws must be that truth is always a defence. If a qualification is placed on this, a dangerous burden is imposed on freedom of speech. This principle must be borne in mind in regard to Mr. Philip...

Feminism today: female barristers complain wrongly again.(Editorial)
March 22, 2004... Amongst feminists, whose influence in many areas is on the wane, women barristers stand out for the frequency and plenitude of their complaints. National Observer is a strong defender of equal opportunity for men and women, consistently...

The brother countries.(Robert Menzies and Richard Nixon)
March 22, 2004... In his book, Leaders, the former U.S. president Richard Nixon said: "If I were to rate one postwar leader... it would not be one of the legendary European or American figures. It would be Robert Menzies". "Had he been Prime Minister of Britain...

The tax wilderness: how to restore a viable tax system.
March 22, 2004... To have any significant impact on the present morass of disincentives, distortions and non-cooperation, effective reform must include substantial reductions in the personal income tax burden. The modest cuts delivered so far are too small to...

Perspectives on the Vietnam War and the Iraq War.
March 22, 2004... There is now dissatisfaction, to put it mildly, at the way the Vietnam War was and still is wrongly projected and understood by some influential people in the Western media. I wish to share with you the other side of the story and an updated...

The media and public relations.
March 22, 2004... Some years ago--in 1998 in fact--Paul Sheehan produced a best seller, Among the Barbarians. It was politically incorrect, and this, I think, contributed to its well deserved success. It was a book that somehow or other got under the wire, while...

Europe: resurgence of the right.
March 22, 2004... If Pauline Hanson lived in Europe, she either would probably be dictating terms to Cabinet Ministers in person, or would be herself a Cabinet Minister by now. That is the extraordinary conclusion that a disinterested student of today's European...

Genetic interests of ethnic groups.
March 22, 2004... The expatriate Australian political scientist Frank Salter has written a very important--and a brilliant--book (1) that deserves the close attention not only of evolutionists and social scientists, but of policy-makers as well. As E.O....

The 2004 federal election.(in Australia)
March 22, 2004... As this article is being written, a general election has just been called, and our new Government will probably already be known before its publication. To survey our political scene today may therefore seem strange. On the contrary, there...

The High Court and Mr. S.E.K. Hulme Q.C.(Legal Notes)
March 22, 2004... The appointment of Justices to the High Court has provided many disappointments, with only three preeminent Justices appointed in the last century: Sir Owen Dixon, Sir Wilfred Fullagar and Sir Harry Gibbs. In contrast, there have been many...

Disarming Iraq: the Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction.(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... DISARMING IRAQ: The Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction by Hans Blix London: Blomsbury Publishing, 2004, pages 274 and index, $29.95 Disarming Iraq is an account by Dr. Hans Blix of his work in relation to Iraq as Director General...

Getting on Track: a Business Plan for Australia.
March 22, 2004... GETTING ON TRACK: A Business Plan for Australia by Ken Aldred, Ernest Rodeck, Patrick Byrne and Martin Feil Melbourne: Society for Australian Industry and Employment (Box 138, Upper Beaconsfield, 3808), 2004, pages 105, $19.95 This...

Weapons of Mass Destruction.(Book Review)
March 22, 2004... WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION by Robert Hutchinson Cassell (Allen & Unwin): London, 2003-2004, pages 283 and index, $24.95 When the United States' armed forces entered Iraq in 2003 no weapons of mass destruction were found (they having...