We've recently had a change of government in our strange and distant country, predicated - amongst other things - by the type of history we teach at school, and whether we should ask immigrants to know who was Australia's most famous historic cricketer...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rudd-shows-that-leadership-can-take-australians-to-new-and-betterplaces/2008/02/13/1202760398798.html
http://business.theage.com.au/theres-no-comfort-in-fools-gold/20080213-1s3v.html
Damn, there was a REALLY good article this week, in a mainstream newspaper, but I can't find it. Let's see if it surfaces willingly. Otherwise, you all have to do a little fishing...
And on your "home front":-
http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-new-rome/2008/02/11/1202578679382.html
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