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Dare we mention the n-word?

Nuclear power has been off the agenda in Australia since the 1970s. It’s time to reconsider it. [5 November 2013 | Peter Boyer] I was born in the shadow of the bomb, a year after the Japanese cities of Hiroshima … Continue reading

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A pilot’s vision of Mother Earth

Take a long look at our home from on high in Jerry Grayson’s The Earth Wins. [8 October 2013 | Peter Boyer] We begin at sunrise, ascending above a tree-covered hill as we gaze beyond it into a pre-dawn light. … Continue reading

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