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Condoleezza Rice reveals all

25 October 2011 | 10:03 - By Matthew Hall

And so former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has revealed the testiest moments in George W. Bush’s administration came when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice-President Dick Cheney could not get their own way on matters of aggressive American foreign policy.

Condie, as she became known. (Getty)

Condie, as she became known. (Getty)

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#Occupy critics missing the point?

18 October 2011 | 10:22 - By Matthew Hall

A friend complained on Saturday night she was irked by the Occupy Wall Street protests. I was intrigued and puzzled. The reason? One, she explained, was that the protesters were against capitalism before adding that they also appeared to be for saving whales, the environment, and pro abortion rights.

Protests have spread from New York to other cities around the world. (AAP)

Protests have spread from New York to other cities around the world. (AAP)

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Politicians heed rallying call

11 October 2011 | 7:57 - By Matthew Hall

It is perhaps odd that a protest railing at government, economists, bankers and the so-called mainstream media (among others) gained legitimacy once politicians and economists (not so much bankers) began discussing it within the mainstream media.

Protests Occupy Wall Street. (Getty)

Protests Occupy Wall Street. (Getty)

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Punk picnic meets the Arab Spring

05 October 2011 | 13:19 - By Matthew Hall

Quite some years ago, before the city became a shiny Mecca for mining and money, some young people in the Western Australian capital of Perth would gather to hold what became known as the 'Punk Picnic'. 

Not quite the same as Cairo's Tahrir Square - but parallels exist. (AFP)

Not quite the same as Cairo's Tahrir Square - but parallels exist. (AFP)

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