http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/ Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2013, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Fred Pearce) New research shows that humans have been transforming the earth and its ecosystems for millenniums - far longer than previously believed. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15017 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15017 Environment Fri, 17 May 2013 07:47:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15017 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Gorana Grgic) In Syria, nothing is clear. There is still no definitive proof, one way or the other, that it was the regime or the opposition that used chemical weapons. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15020 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15020 International Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:52 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15020 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Don Aitkin) No longer are we hearing glowing accounts of how investing in new technologies will lead to a 'green-jobs' revolution. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15018 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15018 Environment Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:43 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15018 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Mark S. Lawson) Vader's reputation, and even his personal appearance may be have been distorted out of all recognition by historians and Hollywood. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15019 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15019 Humour & Satire Fri, 17 May 2013 07:43:42 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15019 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Benjamin Herscovitch) With the right combination of ambition and ability, success is open to Australians from any background, while Australia's dynamic meritocracy is one of the most socially mobile in the industrialised world. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15012 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15012 Economics Thu, 16 May 2013 08:24:04 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15012 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) The sense that she might actually be flesh and blood is simply beside the point – her career choice, as it were, was to mimic life rather than live it. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15014 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15014 Society Thu, 16 May 2013 08:23:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15014 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Brian Holden) Can any emotion be noble if it is has a role in our personal pursuit of happiness? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15015 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15015 Environment Thu, 16 May 2013 08:22:56 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15015 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bruce Haigh) The Salvation Army has been marginalised by a ruthless and fearful government. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15013 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15013 Law & Liberties Thu, 16 May 2013 08:22:28 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15013 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Irvine) There is a huge body of international research that shows every dollar invested in quality child care pays a dividend of $7 to $20 that doesn't have to be spent later in welfare, jails and hospitals. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15016 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15016 Education Thu, 16 May 2013 08:22:01 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15016 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Singer) Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prince Albert of Monaco and Barbra Streisand will all go, so why won't Stephen Hawking? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15010 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=15010 International Wed, 15 May 2013 09:05:16 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=15010 On Line Opinion