Issue No 14 Summer 2007/08

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Editorial
Reflections on the election and the hip pocket nerve.

A Wall Of Silence
How political incorrectness is treated - The Howard legacy ignored by the media.

Very Few Cracks In The Wall
The write in ‘reduce immigration’ campaign got similar treatment

For Whom The Polls Toll
Alan Fitzgerald finds some gallows humour at least in the election.

Man of Steel - a cartoon history of the Howard years
- review by Alan Fitzgerald.

Choosing And Changing A Government
Sir David Smith details how the procedures were followed in an eminently civilize way.

Liberals Fail To Get Their Act Together
Alan Fitzgerald suggests neither before or after the election.

Social Cohesion And National Security
Dr Bob Birrell asks if the citizens in our multicultural society are prepared to fight for Australia?

Sic Gloria Transit
Another nail in the coffin of our heritage with termination of Old Norse at Melbourne University.

Multiculturalists Attack Citizenship Test.
Unfair - a fifth failed!

Some George Orwell 1984 Newspeak
It really is happening in the UK.

What’s Wrong About Bills Of Rights?
Profssor James Allan on passing moral judgments from our elected representatives to ex-lawyers.

Spotlight On The Hill
What’s happening around the country while Canberra is quiet.

Book Reviews By Alan Fitzgerald

Diplomatic Activities, by Richard Woolcott
Maybe the proposed cuts to DFAT by Rudd are entirely justified.

What Goes Up, by Nicholas Stuart
This book raise some uneasy feelings about the real Kevin Rudd.

The First Day Of The Blitz
Detailed account of a significant shift in German tactics.

Letters to the Editor
John O’Connor fears an out break of resentment if present immigration policies are continued.