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Labor's Young Man In A Big Hurry

29 January 2005

Five years into his parliamentary career, Labor's new Police Minister has been handed one of the toughest jobs in politics. Farrah Tomazin and Kenneth Nguyen chart the meteoric rise of Tim Holding... read full story

Excuses, Excuses From A Regime Too Ready To Throw Away The Key

14 January 2005

OBVIOUSLY the wheels are falling off the regime of Guantanamo Bay detentions and military commissions. The artifice of the "enemy combatant" construct is gradually unravelling... read full story

Top 10 News Stories

1 January 2005

1 ELECTION: John Howard wins a fourth straight election, trouncing new Labor leader Mark Latham to become Australia's second longest-serving prime minister. A month later George W Bush, Howard's senior partner in the Iraq military coalition, also is re-elected. 2 OLYMPICS: Australia enjoys its most successful Olympics ever with 17 gold medals in Athens. Ian Thorpe's 200m-400m double makes him Australia's most successful Olympian of all time. 3 IRAQ: Fighting drags on inconclusively as Iraq heads ..... read full story

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