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Postcard from Canada: July 07

Postcard from Canada: July 07

Geoffrey Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays

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View From Your Window
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View From Your Window

Where was this photo taken? The winner of yesterday’s competition Traveller can choose one of the below books as his/her prize. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly need challenging views that contain enough clues for the once a week prize-winning VFYW. Please

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Election 2020: Electorate Boundaries

Election 2020: Electorate Boundaries

Click on the below map to be able to do a search for your electorate boundaries for election 2020. If you enjoyed this BFD map of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.

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Competition: View From Your Window
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Competition: View From Your Window

To win the competition you need to be the first to tell me: 1. What the photo is of. 2. The town/village/city it is located in 3. The country. The clue is that all is not as it seems. The winner can choose one of the below books

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It Really Was Real Socialism That Killed Venezuela

It Really Was Real Socialism That Killed Venezuela

Every time a socialist experiment collapses into ruin, repression and starvation, the invariably well-fed, bourgeois enthusiasts of socialism in the West chirp, “But that’s not real socialism!” The latest object lesson is Venezuela. Just over a decade ago, Venezuela was the latest cause celebre for the left. Socialists the

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View From Your Window

Where was this photo taken? Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly need challenging views that contain enough clues for the once a week prize-winning VFYW. Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s view: Old Te Aroha Road, Eastern Waikato.

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View From Your Window
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View From Your Window

Where was this photo taken? Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly need challenging views that contain enough clues for the once a week prize-winning VFYW. Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s view: Cape Campbell taken en route from

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Forced Labour, Sexual Exploitation and Forced Marriage: Modern Slavery in Australia Hides in Plain Sight

Forced Labour, Sexual Exploitation and Forced Marriage: Modern Slavery in Australia Hides in Plain Sight

Alexandra Baxter Flinders University Yes, there was slavery in Australia. Yes, there is slavery in Australia now. It occurs as forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage. These situations rarely involve the actual chains and bars we commonly associate with historical slavery. They are nonetheless conditions of enslavement: a person

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Australia

Australia

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View From Your Window
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View From Your Window

Where was this photo taken? Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly need challenging views that contain enough clues for the once a week prize-winning VFYW. Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s Competition view: Church Rd Taradale after an

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