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Leading article Australia

To the core

30 May 2015

9:00 AM

30 May 2015

9:00 AM

Whilst John Howard struggled with his ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ promises, it may well be core and non-core values that end up defining his successor, Tony Abbott.

Explaining the decision by Cabinet to pursue tougher citizenship measures designed to combat Islamist radicalisation and home-grown terrorism, Philip Ruddock maintained that ‘there are certain core values that enable our society to work’.

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