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DOUGLAS NEWTON. The “Political Correctness” – of the Right
In a recent speech to CEDA, John Howard denounced an “avalanche of political correctness”. In fact, Howard has helped promote a stifling version of political correctness – on the Right of Australian politics.
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Tagged Douglas Newton, John Howard, Liberal Party of Australia, political correctness
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DOUGLAS NEWTON. The forgotten and ignored German peace initiative of 1916.
Forgotten Great War Centenaries This month, truly important Great War centenaries are passing by quite unnoticed in Australia. A hundred years ago, diplomatic events occurred of far greater significance than any battle in which Australians fought. And – if true … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security
Tagged ANZAC., Billy Hughes, defence/security, Douglas Newton, Great War, Great War peace initiatives
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DOUGLAS NEWTON. The Slide to World War I. Shades of 1914 today?
Are there shades of 1914 in today’s international collisions? So much is different. Talk of ‘parallels’ is probably overstatement. But there are disturbing continuities. The setting in 1914 In 1914, the ‘Hobbesian’ fatalists who believe that nation states are … Continue reading
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Tagged defence/security, Douglas Newton, First World War, Foreign Affairs and Trade
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DAVID STEPHENS. A review of Douglas Newton’s five articles that take us behind the scenes in the Great War.
Douglas Newton confronts the really important questions about war David Stephens reviews five articles by Douglas Newton that take us ‘behind the scenes’ in the Great War
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Tagged 'Hell-Bent: Australia's Leap into the Great War', David Stephens, Douglas Newton, Honest History, why we went to war. failed peace negotiations
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Douglas Newton. The Centenary of the Great War – and Anzac
The Great War. What we fought for and why were peace initiatives resisted for so long. Many of those promoting the Anzac Centenary appear to believe that there are certain essentials the Australian people must learn about the Great War: … Continue reading
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Tagged Douglas Newton, Gallipoli, Great War, Great War peace initiatives
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Douglas Newton. Lost opportunities for a negotiated peace during the Great War: from 1917 to 1918. Part 2.
During 1917-1918, the Australian divisions in France endured casualties far worse than at Gallipoli. There were huge losses.[1] New evidence shows that ‘four out of five’ of the AIF who survived were affected by disability of some kind.[2] Yet, for … Continue reading
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Tagged Douglas Newton, WWI lost opportunities for peace
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Douglas Newton. Lost opportunities for a negotiated peace during the Great War: from 1914 to 1916. Part 1
A big centenary is approaching: the battle of Villers-Bretonneux, April 1918. Right now $93.2 million is being spent on the battle site to build the Sir John Monash Centre, ready for Anzac Day 2018.[1] Villers-Bretonneux is irresistible. It simplifies everything: … Continue reading
Douglas Newton. What we fought for: from Bullecourt to the Armistice, 1917-1918
From 1916 to 1918 on the Western Front, the Australian divisions suffered 181,000 casualties, including 46,000 dead.[1] Some 10,892 of these dead have no known grave.[2] They died mostly from shrapnel and high explosive shells designed to tear people to … Continue reading
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Tagged Agreements on German colonies, Douglas Newton, Imperial subservience, Imperial War Cabinet, Western-front
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Douglas Newton. What we fought for: from Gallipoli to Fromelles, 1914-1916
Formal speeches about Australia’s Great War normally follow simple rules. The focus is upon military achievement, and defining national values – service, sacrifice, and mateship. Hardship and horror are added, giving lustre to military achievement. National awakening is emphasised: the … Continue reading
Douglas Newton. The hard questions we should face on Anzac Day 2016.
On Anzac Day 2016, the centenaries of 1916 should loom large. In April 1916, the Australian divisions that had been mauled at Gallipoli were being despatched to the Western Front. The industrialised kill-chain at the Somme awaited them. Other centenary … Continue reading
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Tagged Anzac Day, Anzac spirit, Douglas Newton
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Douglas Newton. Australia’s Leap into the Great War.
One of the great clichés of Australia’s entry into the Great War is that Australia stepped up to ‘answer the call’ of the Mother Country. Much of the press coverage of the centenary of Anzac repeats this claim and adds … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia and WWI, Australian Expeditionary Force, Douglas Newton
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