Alex Perrottet

Alex Perrottet is an Australian journalist currently living in New Zealand and the contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch.

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Beyond the call of duty

12 Feb 2013 |

tags: abdicatiions, Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI

You won’t hear much praise of Pope Benedict XVI from the usual pundits, but what do they know?





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Free speech no fait accompli

3 May 2012 |

tags: freedom of speech, media

On World Press Freedom Day, it’s not just Fiji that needs to pull up its socks.





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A bad case of charity envy

16 Mar 2012 |

tags: Africa, idealism, Kony 2012

Why sneer at a campaign which has harnessed the good will of so many young people?





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Nunsense about the pill

9 Dec 2011 |

tags: breast cancer, Catholic Church, contraception

Why the hazards of nulliparity in the cloister have nothing to do with the Vatican.





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Facing up to grown-up responsibilities

13 Mar 2010 |

tags: Facebook, privacy, social networking

Facebook has 400 million users. How responsible is it for the behaviour of its growing number of vandals and thugs?





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Smiles and laughter Down Under

25 Jul 2008 |

tags:

What's it like to be part of the biggest youth festival on earth?