HeyJaredFrances Letters
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- Sep 9, 2026
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9/11 25th Anniversary: Rousing the sleeping dragon (opens the original)
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Exploitation; racism; humiliation; bad old memories of colonialism: all brew up a rich sludge, perfect for pumped-up religious fundamentalism to breed in — the result is deep rage for vengeance, writes Frances Letters. ONE SPRING NIGHT twenty-five years ago, I switched on the radio and chanced on something fascinating. Two men were probing the causes of world poverty. Calmly they laid out one blunt fact after another. The program was ABC Radio National’s Background Briefing. The speakers were Fa
The Tampa crisis: 25 years on (opens the original)
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Despite the racist horrors of the past century – wild, thorny shoots from ancient root-stock – our human views do seem to be changing, writes Frances Letters. I'M BOARDING A CROWDED TRAIN to Sydney. Ticket in hand, I find my booked seat piled high with bags and coats. I stand there: awkward; apologetic. The woman in the next seat looks up coldly. Clearly she has arranged her belongings there with artful cunning. She deserves that lovely, comfortable space! "Go back to where you came from!" I can
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