“Today’s terrorist is today’s and tomorrow’s murderer”: Resolving v...

"“There is a false and foolish and evil saying that today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s freedom fighter. Today’s terrorist is today’s and tomorrow’s murderer.” These were the words used by the former Foreign Minister of Australia Alexander Downer while delivering...

New Urbanism's Moses comes to Tsawwassen

Trevor Boddy critiques a proposed new urbanist development in South Delta as "a last-gasp attempt to reform suburbanism from within,before high energy prices and new respect for land compels much denserdevelopment." "The 13th of May brought several downer developments — and...

Indonesia has yet to receive info on 16 boat passengers

""I remain following the procedure that the information we receive should be from the official source (the Australian immigration office)," spokesman for the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Dino Kusnadi, told ANTARA here Thursday. Until now, the Indonesian embassy has yet to...

Australia hopes Garuda GA200 pilots be punished

""As far as Australia is concerned, we wish the relevant authorities in Indonesia would take legal action on the basis of the KNKT findings," he said. However, there was a difference in the legal system between Indonesia and Australia. The citizens in Australia could file a...

Australian Government rules out troop withdrawal

"By Maria Hawthorne and Peter Veness February 18, 2007 05:09pm Article from: AAP Font size: + - Send this article: Print Email THE Federal Government has ruled out bringing any Australian troops home from Iraq before this year's election. Earlier today newspaper reports...

Saudis and Aussies: Exchange Over Mosques and Information Deficits

"The embassy said yesterday it had been "shocked" by Mr Downer's Monday statement on ABC radio that investigators were probing possible funding from "extremist groups in Saudi Arabia" for Australian mosques."The government of Australia and the Saudi Arabian embassy have had a...

Fiji sliding into dictatorship: former PM

"Deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase says Fiji is sliding into dictatorship as he denied claims he was plotting to set up a de facto government. Military ruler Frank Bainimarama, who seized power last week, said yesterday he had received information that Mr Qarase was...

Shooting may be terror act: Downer - The Australian

" THE shooting of foreign tourists in Jordan, including an Australian and a New Zealander, might have been a terrorist act, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today. A lone gunman opened fire on the group as they were leaving the ancient Roman amphitheatre in the capital...