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What are your thoughts on the North Korean missile launches?

04 Jul 2009, 5:21PM

What are your thoughts on the North Korean missile launches?
With the fifth missile launch from North Korea today international concerns are growing over the korean situation. 
Will it lead to physical conflict in the area? Might other nations become involved in the situation?
 

Should someone be held accountable for Victoria's bushfire tragedy?

02 Jul 2009, 1:47PM

As the Bushfire Royal Commission prepares to release its recommendations following the Victorian blazes, we ask: should someone be held accountable for the tragedy?

Should Malcolm Turnbull be replaced as opposition leader?

29 Jun 2009, 10:42AM

Three new opinion polls show that Malcolm Turnbull's approval ratings have dived in the wake of the 'utegate' affair.

How will you remember Michael Jackson?

26 Jun 2009, 9:08AM

Pop legend Michael Jackson has died of a heart attack. What will be his legacy?

Is banning the burqa religious discrimination?

23 Jun 2009, 10:37AM

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the Islamic burqa is not welcome in France, labelling it a symbol of 'subjugation' rather than faith. Do you agree? Should women be allowed to wear a burqa in secular countries, and does banning it violate people's freedom?

Should the children of MPs be barred from Parliament?

19 Jun 2009, 11:42AM

There have been calls for parliament to be more infant-friendly after Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young had her crying two-year-old daughter taken from her arms and removed from the Senate chamber last night.

What is your opinion of the Iranian election result?

14 Jun 2009, 5:38PM

Following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory Tehran has seen large scale protests. What is your opinion of the election and the leader? Were the election results rigged?

Is the worst of the economic crisis over?

11 Jun 2009, 4:01PM

Consumer confidence has soared by its biggest margin in at least 22 years on the back of earlier data showing the economy had avoided recession, but new figures show more Australians are out of work. Has Australia hit the bottom of the economic crisis yet?

Do you think the recent violent attacks on students were racially motivated?

09 Jun 2009, 2:32PM

There has recently been a spike in reported cases of violent attacks on international students in Melbourne and Sydney, and while many Indian students have been taking to the streets to protest against the violence, it is not clear whether the attacks were racially motivated. What do you think?

Have the attacks on Indian students hurt Australia's image?

02 Jun 2009, 1:07PM

A spate of attacks on Indian students prompted Melbourne's Indian community to hold a protest rally. The police say the attacks were opportunistic, not racial, but protests have now spread to India, where officials have called on Australia to do more to protect students.