Man of the moment ... Barack Obama's run for the White House was one of 2008's standout stories.
They said it best 2008
With a new Federal Government settling in and a US election on the way, 2008 always promised plenty of change. More
Confronting reality
For the first time in many Aussie kids' lives, they are experiencing a Christmas not defined by the material overflow.
Baby Jesus Christianity
Is it possible to put aside the stereotype and try to understand Jesus from perspectives other than pop culture this Christmas?
Bring rights home
The Salamanca arrests show basic freedoms can be taken away easily in the absence of human rights guarantees.
Teach first, learn later
High quality teachers are needed but will a six-week crash course in teaching help? asks Lorraine M Ling.
White flag
It is clear that Kevin Rudd does not have the vision to see Australia as a prosperous, green energy hub, says Christine Milne.
You said it
Why is it Australia's duty to take the Guantanamo inmates? America put them there so let them tidy up their own mess for once. - TCK - Captains Flat, NSW
What a weak pushover Peter Garrett has turned out to be. To sell out to Gunns is a sad day for the environment, when magnificent trees are turned into pulp - not to mention the pollution greed that has overtaken common sense in the name of 'growth. Capitalism's cancer will kill us all. - Denise Morden - Byron Bay, NSW
They said it
"We don't intend neither to occupy Gaza nor to crush Hamas, but to crush terror. And Hamas needs a real and serious lesson. They are now getting it."
Israeli President Shimon Peres
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