Praise and censure for winning author

ACCEPTING the John Button Prize for his book on indigenous suffering, Peter Sutton felt “a bit like the boy who kicked a hornet’s nest”.

Hunger strike farmer wins legal fight

FORMER hunger-striking farmer Peter Spencer has won his battle with the commonwealth for compensation over his property rights.

‘Window dresser’ Garrett a pain in the arts …

For someone who was once a working artist, on the whole Peter Garrett has been missing from every aspect of what is an enormous portfolio, writes a Sydney arts insider .

Anti-whaling activist escapes jail term

SEA Shepherd activist Peter Bethune has been given a two-year suspended sentence by a Tokyo court over a clash on a Japanese whaling ship.

Three held over rock executive’s death

FRENCH police have detained three people on suspicion of foul play in the death of Australian rock music executive Peter Ikin.

The crime of Truth’s triumph

Truth by Peter Temple, won the Miles Franklin Literary Award last night, the first time a crime novel has won the big prize. Are genre-busting thrillers the way of the future? asks W H Chong .

Labor reformer lashes PM

FORMER Hawke government minister Peter Walsh has accused Kevin Rudd of poor policy development of mining tax.

Reservations on Garrett’s vision

KEVIN Dawes has heard Peter Garrett declare he would love to buy properties like?his and turn them over to?the national reserve.

Libs press for Garrett letter release

THE opposition has called on?the government to release a fourth letter sent by Peter Garrett to Kevin Rudd on the risks of the $2.45 billion home insulation program.

Why we need better data on flu vaccines in children

This year, adverse reactions occurred frequently in young children receiving the seasonal flu vaccine, which now contains a swine flu component, writes Professor Peter Collignon , an infectious diseases physician at the ANU.

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