Monthly Archives: June 2004

A young refugee’s plea for a better future

Nooria Wazefadost (source external link )

I am an 18-year-old female refugee from Bamiyan, Afghanistan. I am in year 12 at Holroyd High School and I am studying for my HSC. I came to Australia in September 2000. We left Afghanistan because of civil war, persecution, ethnic cleansing of my people, the Hazara, the dangerous environment and the unfair treatment of girls and women. We children had no educational opportunities at … Continue reading →

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Ronald Reagan

Editorial (source external link )

Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States who died on Saturday aged 93, turned to politics after a career in films, and proved in Washington – far more effectively than in Hollywood – that the best actors are those who appear to put in the least effort. Criticised for the simplicity of his political philosophy, for the banality of his rhetoric, and for … Continue reading →

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