http://www.independentaustralian.com/ Independent Australian By Timothy J Lawson en Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:54:00 GMT Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:54:00 GMT info@independentaustralian.com info@independentaustralian.com http://www.independentaustralian.com/images/untitled106.jpg http://www.independentaustralian.com/ http://www.independentaustralian.com/noriega-goes-on-trial-in-france-for-money-laundering/ Ex- Panama dictator Manuel Noriega goes on trial in France. By Timothy Lawson Former Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega, 76, went on trial in Paris on Monday following his extradition... http://www.independentaustralian.com/noriega-goes-on-trial-in-france-for-money-laundering/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/noriega-goes-on-trial-in-france-for-money-laundering/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:54:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/gaza-flotilla-raid-detailed-recap/ On May 31st, the Israeli navy conducted a pre-dawn raid on the 'Gaza Freedom Flotilla' - a group of six ships carrying over 10 000 tonnes of aid supplies and... http://www.independentaustralian.com/gaza-flotilla-raid-detailed-recap/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/gaza-flotilla-raid-detailed-recap/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:26:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/hamas-executions-to-continue-in-gaza/ Earlier this month, Hamas authorities executed two Palestinian men in the Gaza Strip for collaborating with Israel. Despite intense international scrutiny and condemnation from both Israeli and Palestinian human rights... http://www.independentaustralian.com/hamas-executions-to-continue-in-gaza/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/hamas-executions-to-continue-in-gaza/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:37:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/the-anat-kam-affair-and-freedom-of-the-press/ On Monday, The Tel Aviv District Court allowed several new details in the Anat Kam affair to surface. The Anat Kam affair has raised so many controversial and important issues... http://www.independentaustralian.com/the-anat-kam-affair-and-freedom-of-the-press/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/the-anat-kam-affair-and-freedom-of-the-press/ Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:28:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/melbourne-mc-mantra-announces-nationwide-tour-with-urthboy/ Melbourne MC Mantra will soon be hitting the road with Urthboy for a nationwide tour. Mantras recently released debut album Power of the Spoken has been named 'Feature Album' for... http://www.independentaustralian.com/melbourne-mc-mantra-announces-nationwide-tour-with-urthboy/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/melbourne-mc-mantra-announces-nationwide-tour-with-urthboy/ Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:54:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/gag-order-lifted-on-journalists-espionage-case/ An Israeli court last Thursday lifted a months-long gag order on the case of a young Israeli journalist charged with spying offences. The young woman, Anat Kam, 23, has been... http://www.independentaustralian.com/gag-order-lifted-on-journalists-espionage-case/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/gag-order-lifted-on-journalists-espionage-case/ Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:28:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/leaked-video-us-apache-chopper-kills-journalists/ A video showing a US military Apache chopper gunner mowing down a group of journalists in Eastern Baghdad in 2007 has been recently leaked onto the internet by Wikileaks. The... http://www.independentaustralian.com/leaked-video-us-apache-chopper-kills-journalists/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/leaked-video-us-apache-chopper-kills-journalists/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:23:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/australian-band-powderfinger-to-disband/ Australian band, Powderfinger, at a press conference today, announced plans to disband following the completion of their most extensive Australian tour to date. The tour is Powderfinger's first major national... http://www.independentaustralian.com/australian-band-powderfinger-to-disband/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/australian-band-powderfinger-to-disband/ Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:58:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/new-head-writer-for-independent-australian-news-blog/ Salutations, My name is Tim Lawson and I am taking over this fantastic blog from the former writer Thomas J Craven. I am a Journalism student and I write and... http://www.independentaustralian.com/new-head-writer-for-independent-australian-news-blog/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/new-head-writer-for-independent-australian-news-blog/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:36:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/controversy-over-papal-letter-addressing-child-sex-abuse-scandals-in-the-irish-catholic-church/ For the last three decades, the Catholic Church has been plagued by accusations, scandals and lawsuits associated predominantly with the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests. On the 18th... http://www.independentaustralian.com/controversy-over-papal-letter-addressing-child-sex-abuse-scandals-in-the-irish-catholic-church/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/controversy-over-papal-letter-addressing-child-sex-abuse-scandals-in-the-irish-catholic-church/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:46:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/israel-unleashes-air-strikes-on-gaza/ Mirroring events in early 2009, Israeli F-16 fighter planes unleashed eight air strikes upon Gaza in response to increased Qassam rocket attacks out of Gaza that targeted southern Israeli communities... http://www.independentaustralian.com/israel-unleashes-air-strikes-on-gaza/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/israel-unleashes-air-strikes-on-gaza/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:36:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/the-historical-reliability-of-the-new-testament/2/ The purpose of this blog entry is to outline the different positions put forth by William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan in their debate regarding the identity of Jesus... http://www.independentaustralian.com/the-historical-reliability-of-the-new-testament/2/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/the-historical-reliability-of-the-new-testament/2/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:37:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/a-look-at-the-buddhist-noself-doctrine/ The purpose of this blog entry is to examine the Buddhist no-self doctrine and the difficulties that arise when it is combined with the rebirth doctrine. I will begin by... http://www.independentaustralian.com/a-look-at-the-buddhist-noself-doctrine/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/a-look-at-the-buddhist-noself-doctrine/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:19:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/easter-a-brief-overview/ With Easter fast approaching, I thought now would be a good time to take a look at what Easter means to Australians today. Easter is the most significant annual religious... http://www.independentaustralian.com/easter-a-brief-overview/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/easter-a-brief-overview/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:09:00 GMT http://www.independentaustralian.com/reflections-on-illmatic/ Putting on your headphones and pressing play on the 1994 debut album of American hip hop artist Nas is like stepping into a moving portrait of the New York Queensbridge... http://www.independentaustralian.com/reflections-on-illmatic/#comments http://www.independentaustralian.com/reflections-on-illmatic/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:16:00 GMT