The dispatches from the motherland show...

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...Signs that some of the evil of the past is being undone:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/planning/fair-shares/2008/05/12/1210444336116.html

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/1000-refugees-celebrate-dropping-of-temporary-visa/2008/05/15/1210765057420.html

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/jobless-get-a-years-grace-before-working-for-dole/2008/05/15/1210765057409.html

...And a reminder there is still a long way to go:
http://news.theage.com.au/national/watered-down-samesex-laws-pass-in-act-20080509-2ch7.html