National Observer - Australia and World Affairs articles from March 2005

National Observer - Australia and World Affairs archives from March 2005

Why future Muslim migration to Australia must be halted urgently.
March 22, 2005... The policy promoted by the late Mr. Al Grassby, that immigration should be decided regardless of culture, race or religion, has had serious effects in regard to Australia's security. The development of a non-assimilating and culturally hostile...

Judicial disapproval of "religious vilification" laws.(Editorial)
March 22, 2005... There has been increasing concern at the existence of so-called "racial tolerance" laws. The Victorian Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001, for example, prohibits religious "vilification", a disturbingly vague term whose uncertainty is...

The hostile use of "mate" and mateship.(EDITORIAL COMMENT)
March 22, 2005... A notice discouraging the use of "mate" by security officers at Parliament House in Canberra issued in August 2005 indicated: "P.S.S. officers are requested to treat any visitor to Parliament House with respect and courtesy and not address them...

Solutions to the Muslim problem in Australia.
March 22, 2005... On 11 September 2001 the United States of America was attacked in New York and Washington, D.C. A further attack, aimed either at the White House or the U.S. Congress, was foiled due to the bravery (and death) of passengers on the aircraft...

'Taqiiyya' and the global war against terrorism.
March 22, 2005... The July terrorist attacks on London public transport, and the planned use of the deadly poison ricin against British targets, shocked the British authorities and public. However, the terrorists involved were employing the Islamic techniques of...

The abortion-breast cancer link: a medical-legal nightmare on the horizon.
March 22, 2005... The Autumn 2005 issue of this journal contained an excellent article by Charles Francis, Q.C., on problems resulting from poor medical standards in abortion practice. One of the negative consequences for women undergoing abortion which Mr....

Chinese defectors reveal Chinese strategy and agents in Australia.
March 22, 2005... BACKGROUND: AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN CHINA'S REGIONAL ANTI-U.S. STRATEGY In February 2005, Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a top level meeting in the P.R.C. Embassy in Australia attended by the Ambassador and...

The dangers of weasel words: "corporate social responsibility" as a banner for left-wing politics.
March 22, 2005... For at least a decade and a half, company directors and managers have had to confront a world-wide movement, made up of a curiously various collection of interests--ranging at one end from many of the world's largest multi-national enterprises,...

Middle American radical: Samuel Francis (1947-2005).(Obituary)(Biography)
March 22, 2005... Viewed from Australia, the vigour, range, craftsmanship, and depth of America's magazine culture at its most intelligent all form a continual pleasure, far surpassing anything the local product has to offer. The only problem with this abundance...

Mr. David Hicks' legal costs: why should taxpayers fund them?(LEGAL ISSUES)
March 22, 2005... Mr. David Hicks, an Australian national, was arrested by the United States in Afghanistan and was taken to Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba, and is to be tried by a United States military commission. (A large number of other terrorists and their...

Deceiving The Deceivers: Kim Philby, Donald MaClean and Guy Burgess.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... DECEIVING THE DECEIVERS: KIM PHILBY, DONALD MACLEAN AND GUY BURGESS By S. J. Hamrick Yale University Press, 2004, pages 320 Words like "seismic" cannot begin to convey the impact made on Cold War studies by the National Security Agency's...

Steadfast Knight: A Life of Sir Hal Colebatch.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... STEADFAST KNIGHT: A LIFE OF SIR HAL COLEBATCH by Hal G.P. Colebatch Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2004, pp. 320, $32.95 The life of West Australian Premier, Senator, Agent-General and chess wizard Sir Hal Colebatch (1872-1953) is,...