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...likely to become the country's leader? Traditional, left-leaning Labor voters are generally lukewarm about Rudd and his softly-softly approach, but hope he'll fire up once in power. Labor's environment spokesman Peter Garrett gave them encouragement when he told an off-duty talkback radio host: "Once we get in we'll just change it all" - a remark condemned by the rest of his party as a monumental gaffe. That's precisely why Australians are uncertain of Rudd: is he the Steady Kevvie who's been on show this past year, or is he simply...
...Australians. In the middle are millions of citizens horrified by the hatred they've seen in the eyes of young countrymen since Dec. 11. Many have blamed the media for helping to incite the violence - a charge for which there's plenty of evidence in the form of aggressive talkback-radio transcripts. A fear is that the rioters of Dec. 11 may have started something that no one will be able to finish. "Look at this text message," says 19-year-old Muslim Noah Issa, who works as a security guard in Cronulla. "Wake up, wake up, oh lions...
...myself on how clever I was as I walked through the crowd, I suddenly passed a girl wearing the exact same shirt. My brilliant social commentary was mere duplication.Herein lies the problem of the “Attitude” tee (which is how Abercrombie.com categorizes its selection of talkback apparel—need to make clear to the teenies that they are fighting the man with each new phrase). I, like the other undergrads, thought I was better than the boppers, trying hard to fit in with their fashion purchases. But just like a great Harvard/Yale tee is passing...
...sounds great that nobody should be treated differently," says writer Oscar Kightley of the Brash prescription. "But (in the past year) I'm also hearing a lot more things, racist stuff, on the street from ordinary people. That talk used to be confined to extremists on talkback radio." Kightley, of Samoan heritage, is one of the creators of bro'Town, a satirical animated sitcom set in Auckland. The show's characters are mainly Pacific Islanders and Maori - who together make up 22% of the population and growing. "As any parent says, you're only as happy as your saddest child...
...Since Latham's schools policy announcement on Sept. 14, those notoriously hard markers - talkback callers - have accused him of inciting class warfare. But are his proposals really so radical? If Henry Parkes' contribution was a missile, Latham's is a firecracker. There are some 2,700 non-government schools in Australia. Under Labor, 67 would have their federal grants reduced over five years, while another 111 would have their grants frozen. The money saved - about $A520 million - would be redistributed to independent schools that charge relatively low fees. Also pledging $A1.9 billion for the public system over the same period...