Courtroom (illustrative)

Australia’s ‘Cynical’ Morality Shelters Nazis

Nazi and other war criminals have been allowed to live comfortably in Australia due to “fickle and cynical” government morality, a Jewish community leader alleged, according to the The Sydney Morning Herald. “There has been a gross distortion of decency, allowing fugitives to take the places of refugees,” Jeremy Jones, director of international affairs for […]

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The Australian’s Apartheid Cloud

The Australian’s Apartheid Cloud May 7, 2012 13:05 by Simon Plosker The Australian’s headline reads: “Living under a residency cloud in Israel” (subscription only – full article reproduced here) But this is no fluffy, benign cloud. For the original headline, as captured by Google’s cache before complaints presumably forced The Australian to amend it, was: […]

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Media Gets Dirty Down Under – Part 1

Media Gets Dirty Down Under – Part 1 April 24, 2012 10:54 by GuestPost This article was written exclusively for HonestReporting by Emily Gian, the Israel Advocacy Analyst for the Zionist Council of Victoria in Australia and a PhD Candidate in Israeli Literature. There are two major sources of international news in print form available on […]

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‘Universal’ Cancer Vaccine Developed

A vaccine that can train cancer patients’ own bodies to seek out and destroy tumour cells has been developed by scientists. The therapy, which targets a molecule found in 90 per cent of all cancers, could provide a universal injection that allows patients’ immune systems to fight off common cancers including breast and prostate cancer. […]

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Aussie Radio: Israel May Be Trying to Kill Own Diplomats

In an interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “The World Today” radio program, guest pundit Geneive Abdo is asked by host Eleanor Hall who is responsible for this week’s terror attacks on Israeli embassies: ELEANOR HALL: Iran’s leadership says it’s sheer lies that it’s behind the attacks and that the Israelis have planted the bombs […]

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Obama Given Crocodile-Attack Insurance as Safety Precaution Upon Arrival in Northern Australia

(CNSNews.com)– Addressing Australian troops on Thursday, President Obama told them he had on his arrival in the rugged Northern Territory received “the most unique gift I’ve ever received as president” — insurance against crocodile attack. “My wife, Michelle, will be relieved,” he told the military personnel gathered in a hangar at a Royal Australian Air […]

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Why aren’t we working with Japan and India?

By Michael Green and Daniel Twining Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in India for a strategic dialogue that will focus on how China’s ascendance is transforming Asia. At her next stop, Indonesia, she is to hold trilateral consultations — U.S.-Japan-Korea and U.S.-Japan-Australia — on the margins of a broader regional forum. The Obama administration […]

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Roaring Food Prices Menace Political and Economic Stability

During the current disorders in the Middle East the emphasis has been on political repression, corruption and a desire for freedom. However, escalating food prices have been a contributing factor to the disturbances and have fueled popular discontent. Now food price levels threaten to exceed the record 2007/08 levels that also triggered violence and demonstrations. […]

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