6/07/2008 | THE CSIRO was established to provide Australia with the best in scientific research, the Bureau of Meteorology to provide us with the best advice regarding weather and climate.
3/07/2008 | IN the two years since their introduction, the anti-hoon laws have been well exercised by Victorian police.
2/07/2008 | THE State Opposition's pledge yesterday to inject $390 million into the Catholic education system will put pressure on the Brumby Government to lift its game.
1/07/2008 | A BIT of banter during a football match is not a bad thing.
30/06/2008 | IF PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd needed evidence that his honeymoon is over, the weekend's Gippsland by-election provided it.
30/06/2008 | IF it is possible for someone to be elevated to the status of living deity then Nelson Mandela may come close.
Mandela has dedicated his long life to the good of South Africa _ and continues to do so.
27/06/2008 | AUSTRALIA is not a nation that embraces capital punishment for criminals and never will be.
While we respect that other countries impose this harshest of penalties, we do not accept that it is appropriate for our own citizens.
25/06/2008 | CHILDREN are among the most vulnerable members of our society and we need to do everything we can to ensure their protection and well-being.
24/06/2008 | IF DEMOCRATS founder Don Chipp were alive today, he would be lamenting the demise of a party he hoped would change the face of Australian politics.
23/06/2008 | THE future looks grim for the people of Zimbabwe.
23/06/2008 | IT SEEMS odd that state governments would still need to be advised that prevention is better than cure but that, reportedly, is the advice Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will be delivering state leaders next week.
22/06/2008 | THE future looks grim for the people of Zimbabwe.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's exit from a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe has handed power to Mugabe indefinitely.
19/06/2008 | FOR many, one of the attractions of Australian Rules football is that it is a dynamic game, a game which is constantly evolving, yet remains distinct from any other football code.
18/06/2008 | A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK protest at Hepburn Shire Council on Tuesday night got way out of hand thanks largely to an over-reaction.
17/06/2008 | THERE is a lot to be said for the so-called "gap year" taken by students between leaving Year 12 and starting university.
17/06/2008 | THE City of Ballarat has taken a first small step in the positive handling of poker machine profits in Ballarat.
The council last week approved the installation on five new machines at the Ballarat and District Trotting Club, on the condition that a percentage of the profits be handed back to council for distribution to the community.
15/06/2008 | BINGE drinking is, without a doubt, a problem in Australia that needs to be tackled.
12/06/2008 | PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has ordered MP Belinda Neal to undergo anger-management counselling because of what he calls a "pattern of behaviour".
12/06/2008 | IT IS unfortunate that we appear to have too many people within our midst who consider it reasonable to steal from those less fortunate.
10/06/2008 | IT IS not often the car manufacturing industry in Australia gets to celebrate positive news.