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Conroy may face an ALP backlash over Crean plot

Turks allowed to join Anzac march So, is there merit in the Victorian RSL's decision to officially recognise the descendents of Turkish soliders who have been a part Melbourne's ANZAC Day march for some time? Should this recognition be extended, at some point, to all Australian citisens...

Asylum seekers to be pushed offshore for processing Indonesia welcomes moving asylum seekers offshore New asylum seeker policy locks out refugees: Expert

I know what was being discussed, and, as I implied, I too think that your interpretation of katie's remarks was and continues to be incorrect.

No, they aren't one and the same. A religion is an institutionalised framework of belief patterns and practices, and a god is an entity of some sort that requires faith. It's possible to be of a religion yet not have faith (see Small Gods by Terry Pratchett for a fictional yet ever so clever...

Re: Semester 1 Chatter That all happened after the students left the University :) (link).

Hah, "I'm not racist when I'm an Asian talking about Asians" and "your type". Great stuff, chief. For the record, prefixing a statement with the line "I'm not racist, but..." is clearly indicative of one who considers their own views to be racist. On a more positive note, you aren't a racist if...

Beazley flip on sackings Labor promises family-friendly workplace Winding back WorkChoices 'relatively simple': expert Andrews hits out at Labor IR plans Easter holiday 'a test' for new IR laws --- Unlike the above, the following article isn't directly related to the IR reform agenda...

Sam, why is it that you must always fall back on the notion that you alone are enlightened and that everyone who disagrees with your point of view must be an 'imbecile'? Do you really think that this is going to help your argument? Why should anyone take you seriously when you ignore a number of...

As NTB and others have said, sam04u, we are social animals, and in order to function within a society we require some form of social order so that we may interact with and belong to the soceity in question. Such social orders are an inherent part of our social make-up, and they aren't the sole...

You're putting the entire notion of bravey up on a pedestal, Serius - yes, some acts are more worthy of public recognition than others and it seems that many are too often publicly praised for a brave act that is in effect only of significance to the individual in question, but that isn't to say...

Howard to give statement to AWB inquiry

Re: iss she brave? A problem with what you are saying, Serius, is that you seem to be suggesting that bravery can only be expressed in a physical sense. In a way, your suggestion demeans the many other forms of hardship and adversity that must be met with a degree of bravery if the person is to...

Beazley's $1bn vow to junk full uni fees Beazley vows to scrap full-fee university places — despite cost

*bump* An example (link also posted in the NCAP 'IR Reform" thread).

Same work, $40 less: take it or leave it

I doubt that she was referring to you, stella. UIC, don't you think that it's kind of strange that your most recent post didn't add much (if anything) to the debate? No matter the nature of the above posts, at least they are making what they (and I) consider to be a positive contribution.

... and many, if not all, facets of religion are based upon social orders that existed prior to the creation of the whichever faith is being discussed. Nobody here is denying the role that religion has played over the years, but you are in the wrong if you are trying to suggest that social...

Insiders: Govt to review private school funding

Ah, HotShot, I cannot and will not delete a post or ban someone for merely questioning my actions. Actually, he cannot just call anyone whatever he wants, and there is a difference between calling someone an idiot and dismissing their argument in its entirety by reducing the person to a...