January 28 – February 3, 2017
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Comment
Comment
Michael Bradley
Error nullius undermines Australia Day
“Australia Day as currently celebrated is an anachronistic relic of the discredited terra nullius doctrine. In terms of the need to give proper legal recognition to the fact of unlawful dispossession that started in 1788, it’s important we remove the symbolic suggestion that that process was lawful.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
Food
Tuna tartare with crushed pea salad
Give peas a chance with the rich flesh and clean flavour of raw tuna.
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Life
Science
Drug research and lived experience
Few researchers working with prohibited drugs such as heroin and psychedelics admit ‘inside knowledge’ of their use, but some argue that the culture of non-disclosure is irresponsible.
The Quiz
Quotes
THREATS I
“It is only a tiny section of our community who go on about these matters, but left unchallenged these schisms from mainstream society sometimes gather momentum.”
The Liberal senator complains about the push to change the date of Australia Day. The momentum he warns of has so far produced women’s suffrage, ended slavery, and led to multiculturalism.
PROPERTY
“Houses will always be incredibly expensive if you can see the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, just accept that.”
The deputy prime minister says the answer to the country’s housing crisis is moving to Tamworth. The problem with moving to Tamworth is it means your local member will be a heat-affected tomato with no grasp of the housing crisis.
TECHNOLOGY
“The biggest vulnerability is often the warmware, the humans making mistakes.”
The prime minister shares his views on cybersecurity and also the fact that computers can’t challenge for the leadership.
SAFETY
“No explanations or reasons were given.”
The founder of the Christian Democratic Party complains he was denied entry to the United States for Trump’s inauguration because he is an unspecified security risk. He blames Obama; other possibilities include his 82 years of weaponising bigotry.
THREATS II
“They don’t like Christmas, they don’t like Australia Day, they’re just miserable-gutted people and I wish they would crawl under a rock.”
Barnaby Joyce voices his own displeasure at the fact a country might deal with the trauma of its history, inadvertently offering his second solution to the housing crisis in under a week.
FRIENDSHIP
“He calls me ‘Champ’ because I won Celebrity Apprentice. It’s cool having the US president call you Champ.”
The former tabloid editor celebrates his relationship with the former reality television star. It’s handy when your nickname is also what the bartender calls you if you’ve had enough.
