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Oskar Groening and our own guilt for crimes committed collectively

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imageFormer SS member Oskar Groening, 93, is on trial, charged with accessory in the murder of about 300,000 people at Auschwitz.EPA/AXEL HEIMKEN / POOL

Oskar Groening was an SS officer stationed at Auschwitz in the second world war. His job was to inventory the belongings of the Jews and other victims who died in the gas chambers.

Now he is 93 years...

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Modi's politics of hope: aligning democracy with relentless growth

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imageModi's first year has been a true case study in the politics of hope.Money Sharma/EPA/AAP

Before Narendra Modi swept to power a little over a year ago, there had never been such excitement about the formation of a government in India, nor an eager anticipation of its anniversary.

Indeed, there was a lot at stake. Modi’s campaign was not only...

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We can cut Indigenous smoking and save lives – here's how

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imageSmoking is estimated to cause one in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths.Dave Hunt/AAP

More and more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers are quitting and fewer young people are taking up smoking. In ten years, the proportion of former smokers who have successfully quit has jumped from 24% to 37%.

In recent years, Indigenous...

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  5. Involve Brandis and Bishop, not just Dutton, in decisions on dual citizens
  6. Oxford's first female vice-chancellor won't end gender inequality on her own
  7. US soft power triumphs in probe of Sepp Blatter's corrupt casino
  8. The Barrier Reef is not listed as in danger, but the threats remain
  9. Increased typhoon intensity linked to ocean warming
  10. UNESCO recommends that the Great Barrier Reef should not be classed as 'in danger'
  11. Blatter survives – for now
  12. Tinkering with the ivories: Barenboim unveils his 'new' piano design
  13. Early motor skills may affect language development
  14. In Northern Ireland, not every murder is treated the same
  15. China's currency gets the IMF stamp of approval as it enters a new normal
  16. The battle over assisted dying in the UK is far from over
  17. Germanwings prompts pilot review but industry must also deal with workplace stress
  18. Team UN, world police: why we need an emergency peace service
  19. Mad Moses: beneath Max's desert rampage is a classic Jewish odyssey
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  21. Australia reprieved – now it must prove it can care for the Reef
  22. How to save California’s precious groundwater, the ‘dark matter’ of our water world
  23. Is academic freedom a license to provoke without consequences?
  24. Social media's charts and metrics turn us into quantified digital versions of ourselves
  25. Rival fantasies: Dungeons Dragons players and their religious critics actually have a lot in common
  26. When ministry doesn’t pay
  27. 'Radical' land reforms in Scotland are nothing of the sort
  28. Germaine Greer on Elton John and David Furnish: the mother of all furphies
  29. MX axed: how your mobile killed off the freebie paper
  30. Why sponsors may be the only ones who can reform FIFA
  31. Yes to stay, No to go: does the EU referendum question matter?
  32. Jason Rezaian trial: journalists cannot expect justice in Iran
  33. Sex and power on holiday come at a price for women
  34. Honouring Resistance heroes won't salvage Hollande's legacy
  35. It's not a British bill of rights we need, but to move away from human rights altogether
  36. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on gay marriage
  37. Working together for critical thinking in schools
  38. Untapped learning potential of technology in Africa
  39. What Africa can do to manage the fallout of climate change
  40. Compulsory science and maths is great but there's more to be done
  41. Refugee crisis meeting should learn from Indochinese solution
  42. Philosophy vs evidence is no way to orchestrate cultural policy
  43. The 'train wreck' continues: another social science retraction
  44. Proposals to strip citizenship take Australia a step further than most
  45. FIFA prosecution is worth it, even if the big fish get away
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