Between the Lines – New Australian Values test for immigrants

Alan Tudge, Australian Citizenship Minister wants the new migrants assessed against Australian values before a permanent residency is granted.

Addressing a leadership forum in London; Tudge said that the Federal Government is considering a rethink of the immigration policy that will include testing of Australian values of the immigrants before permanent residency is given.

"No question, it's going to hurt": Trump trade war with China worries Texas agriculture

President Donald Trump advanced on one of his primary campaign promises last week, imposing major tariffs on Chinese imports. The tariffs are expected to raise the price of production for agriculture while making Texan crop exports less competitive in China.

By Matthew Choi July 11, 2018

 

Trump’s ‘America First’ meets China’s ‘community of common destiny’

Just as President Donald Trump has reached back into U.S. history to draw inspiration for his “America First” policy from President Andrew Jackson’s mid-19th century populism, so too is Chinese President Xi Jinping reaching back to the Zhou dynasty 3,000 years ago — which lasted longer than the entire existence of the U.S. — for inspiration. Xi’s idea of a “new era” of global relations based on a “community of common destiny” is drawn from the concept of tianxia — or “all under heaven,” living in harmonious coexistence — that reigned during that ancient era.

Between the lines - Curse of Pokie Machines

Death of Gary Van Duinen was recently reported by Fairfax Media. Duinen gambled at Dee Why RSL club on a regular basis.

According to Sydney Morning Herald, “Mr Van Duinen was dropped at a patch of suburban bushland by a taxi driver in the early hours of June 1 following a 13-hour pokies binge. His body was discovered six days later.”

EU must strip Hungary of voting rights. Helping migrants is not a crime

20 June 2018

“The Hungarian parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow for the imprisonment of anybody aiding undocumented migrants, ignoring pleas from the European Union, the Union Nations and numerous international organisations not to do. Reported Philip Heijmans of Al Jazeera News on 20 June 2018.

Cardinal Pell’s sexual offence hearing in Melbourne

Bob Bharti; 22 March 2018

One of the most anticipated committal hearing of the year is on the way behind closed doors in Melbourne this week. He arrived Melbourne Magistrates Court in a white car for his committal hearing, and will spend most of his each day this week in the court while his accusers give evidence.

Harry and Meghan's wedding hiding a horrible truth for Catholics

Niall O'Dowd@niallodowd May 18, 2018 05:06 AM

Why Meghan Markle had to be baptized and confirmed within the Church of England before she tied the knot with Harry. 

Behind all the glitz and glamour of the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding lies an inconvenient truth.

You can be Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or Atheist and become the King or Queen of England. You just can’t be Catholic.

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