“Singapore shall forever be a sovereign democratic and independent nation, founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of her people in a more just and equal society.” These were the words of the “Proclamation of Singapore” by Lee Kuan Yew on 9 August 1965.

It’s been hours since the long overdue Ruddock report into religious freedom was exposed as recommending religious schools should be able to discriminate against and exclude LGBTIQ students and teachers, and I’m sick with panic.

Wilderness of mirrors: MI6, the Cold War, spies and traitors from Gordievsky to Skripal

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By George Galloway, a former member of the British Parliament, for nearly 30 years, presents TV and radio shows (including on RT). He is a film-maker, writer and a renowned orator.

Galloway became the Vice-President of the Stop the War Coalition in 2001. He spoke anti-war demonstrations. After permission for an anti-war rally in Hyde Park on 15 February 2003 was initially refused, Galloway said the government had a choice between half a million people at the rally or half a million people in a riot.

The federal government has commissioned an inquiry into mental illness and its impact on the economy, saying it wants to know whether Australia’s mental health funding is delivering the best possible outcomes.

It was once more with feeling. Thousands of protesters in Washington and cities around the United States gathered with a last-ditch appeal to their senators — "please don't send Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court".

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the Sydney Harbour Bridge should also be used to advertise sporting events and described opponents of the move to display racing ads on the Opera House sails as “precious”.

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Scott Morrison spent three days this week in WA basking in an AFL grand final win and spruiking the Government's plan to legislate a GST fix during his first visit to the state since taking over as Prime Minister.