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Missing link Friday – diversity, anonymity and libertarian train spotting

Don Arthur
February 18, 2011February 18, 2011
In this week's Missing Link Friday: Are conservative Christians the only oppressed minority not protected by university diversity policies? Bill Muehlenberg thinks so. An anonymous...
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Asylum seekers and “hospital passes”

Ken Parish
February 18, 2011February 19, 2011
Jon Faine - the Alan Jones of the Left? In a Coalition government the Immigration portfolio can be a career-enhancing opportunity. A Minister with a...

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