The February Yarn will be in the post soon, and can be downloaded as well. Sorry for the lateness of this issue. Lots of interesting stuff to read, as usual.
Author Archives: Hydesmith
Asylum system in Australia criticized
Why does international condemnation on human rights mean so little to Australia?
Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle
Australia’s human rights record is increasingly subject to international critique alongside pariah states like Saudi Arabia and North Korea. On the face of it, this juxtaposition is easily rejected. But strong evidence backs the increasing weight of international sentiment opposing Australia’s record.
(note that we’ve just added a news feed from Australian version of TheConversation, over in the right column of this page.)
Australia’s wildlife deadliest? Nope.
Australia is renowned as the continent where every living thing wants to kill you. But do we deserve our fearsome buying levitra here reputation? Apparently not. This article in The Conversation website will start a series on the topic.
https://theconversation.com/are-australian-snakes-the-deadliest-in-the-world-not-even-close-50963
Yarn January 2016
The first issue of The Southern Yarn for 2016 is available online for you to download. The January issue can be a read online, printed out to read at your lea sure, or as a stop-gap until your yellow B&W version arrives in the mail. We’ve got a review of the 2015 Christmas activities and lots more. Happy New Year everyone!
The Conversation
It is called TheConversation.com.
An exciting new website of political and world issues has emerged, with a special edition targeted at Australian readers. Their tagline is ‘Academic rigour, journalistic flair’. Check it out at https://theconversation.com/au.
