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Who else is apply for UNSW next year? I'm apply for law.

Hey guys, as you would have probably heard the future of your union is under threat. You would have received an extraordinary email yesterday from the Deputy VC and Registrar Derrick Armstrong about the future of the USU and the university taking over commercial operations on campus. If...

A good deal? In return for the release of an Israeli solider captured by Hamas, Israel will release 1027 Palestinian prisoners, many serving multiple life sentences. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/16/world/meast/israel-prisoner-swap/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Another strike by teachers. Always striking. I hope you all express your disapproval to them (especially HSC students). They have ignored the very independent umpire that they are claiming to defend which ordered them to get back to work.

Should we continue to be able to anonymous online? Death of anonymity online has net users fuming

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2011/32.html http://www.news.com.au/national/high-court-rules-malaysian-swap-deal-unlawful/story-e6frfkvr-1226126528979 THE High Court has vetoed the Malaysian asylum seeker swap in a ruling that has smashed the Government's entire strategy to...

Censoring mobiles and the net: how the West is clamping down San Francisco officials cut off phone signals to train passengers to thwart protest over police killing

Schools use the net to eavesdrop on students (SMH, 12 August) I guess the wider question to come from this revelation is whether the out of school activities and lives of students are any of a school's business. What do you all think?

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/soundwave-revolution-cancelled-20110809-1iknd.html Rock music festival Soundwave Revolution has been cancelled with organisers citing the last second pull-out of an un-named, unannounced, headlining act for the event's downfall. The...

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/evans-to-be-crowned-tour-winner-in-paris-20110723-1hu43.html

Should the drinking age be increased? What should the age be? 18-year-olds too immature to drink (The Sunday Times) See also recent calls to further regulate alcohol much like cigarettes: Cigs war won: Now cancer campaigners set their sights on beer Do we need more regulation of...

With the end of the shuttle era, the United States now has no manned spaceflight capability. Was dumping the space shuttle program the right decision? The new Obama policy is to foster the development of private space vehicles. Can the private sector fill the hole left by the space shuttle...

This is so much worse than Howard's Pacific solution. Labor are absolute hypocrites. With the pacific solution Australia had complete control over the processing of the asylum seekers. We could ensure their conditions, health etc were adequate. With the Malaysia solution they are simply dumped...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/hiv-ads-pulled-from-brisbane-bus-shelters/story-e6frf7jx-1226066748375 A rather tame safe sex ad has been pulled after a complaints campaign by the Australian Christian Lobby. You can read the 30 odd complaints here...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/31/3231331.htm?section=justin The Victorian Government plans to introduce laws this week that will give police permanent power to issue on-the-spot fines to people who swear. Under the proposed legislation, people could be fined close to $240 for...

From I do to you'll do: the rise of back-up spouses IMAGINE getting to the age of 40 and not having a life partner. Tragic, right? Who's going to keep you company, watch the telly with you and fetch your slippers? That's where the marriage back-up plan comes in whereby you agree with your...

Carbon tax. Support or Oppose? "There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead" - Julia Gillard, days before the 2010 Federal Election

http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/24/what-a-plank-sa-ags-office-mulls-planking-ban/ [/I]

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/korea.beauty/index.html?hpt=C1

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/cop-killers-to-get-mandatory-life-sentence/story-fn7y9brv-1226060520139 The NSW government will this week introduce new legislation that will ensure anyone who murders a serving state police officer receives a full life sentence, Premier Barry...