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Politics: Our democracy is broken. Here’s how to fix it
July 13, 2015 John Brumby Parliament is best placed to mend our
Climate Change: There is no Conflict between Science and Faith
There is no conflict between our faiths and the science of climate change The Pope’s encyclical asks everyone to be good stewards of the earth. As representatives of the three Abrahamic faiths, we stand together with him Mandatory Credit: Photo by AGF s.r.l./REX Shutterstock (4849343v) Pope Francis I General papal audience at St. Peter’s Square, […]
Gay marriage: what are we waiting for? (Natasha Stott Despoja)
June 15, 2015 Natasha Stott Despoja Marriage equality in Ireland: We have fallen behind other nations when it comes to same-sex marriage recognition. Photo: Cathal McNaughton Today marks nine years to the day since former Democrats senator Andrew Bartlett and I tabled Australia’s first same-sex marriage legislation in the Commonwealth Parliament. Obviously, it was not […]
Lobbyists are Corrupting Australia’s Democracy
How the rise of the lobbyist is corrupting Australia’s democracy May 18, 2015 Illustration: Jim Pavlidis. Australia’s capacity to tackle important public issues – such as climate change, growing inequality, tax avoidance, budget repair, an ageing population, lifting our productivity and our treatment of asylum seekers – is diminishing because of the power of vested […]
COURAGE: WW2 – THE FINAL TOAST !
They once were among the most universally admired and revered men in the United States. There were 80 of the Raiders in April 1942, when they carried out one of the most courageous and heart-stirring military operations in this nation’s history. The mere mention of their unit’s name, in those years, would bring tears to […]
(Aboriginal) Adam Goodes does a war dance… So…?
Andrew Bolt, David Penberthy debate Adam Goodes’ war dance DAVID PENBERTHY AND ANDREW BOLT SUNDAY HERALD SUN MAY 31, 2015 Sydney Swan Adam Goodes celebratres his goal against Carlton at the SCG. Picture. Phil Hillyard Goodes: ‘Take a chill pill. It was just a war cry’ Eddie on back foot over Goodes criticism ADAM Goodes’ […]
Stripping wannabe terrorists of citizenship may not be a good idea…
Government’s call to reject Australian IS defectors an opportunity lost May 28, 2015 Waleed Aly Returning terrorists can reveal the horrors of IS with more credibility than anyone else. So why strip their citizenship? ISIL, as it confronts us in Australia, is not a conventional army or even a structured terrorist organisation, but a movement […]
Bjorn Lomborg on climate change: he’s brilliant, but is he right?
Too hot to handle? May 23, 2015 Paul McGeough Many people have not warmed to Bjørn Lomborg’s stance on climate change, but the contrarian says he just wants to help the planet. Bjorn Lomborg with Al Gore at a Washington climate-change hearing in 2007. Photo: AFP They lived on opposite sides of the globe – […]
National Borders: should they be open or closed – or what?
The End of National Borders: Thinking Ethically in the Face of Mass Migration Luke Bretherton ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 21 MAY 2015 A CHRISTIAN ACCOUNT OF THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT OUR DUTY OF CARE TO OUR NEIGHBOURS, NEAR AND FAR, IS A MORE ROBUST AND REALISTIC WAY OF RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES POSED BY ASYLUM SEEKERS. […]
Climate Science – pro, con, do nothing?
Climate inaction, the one point of consensus May 14, 2015 Michael Brown Two climate contrarians making headlines have the same goal in mind: do nothing. Bjorn Lomborg. Photo: Ben Rushton Two climate contrarians have made headlines, and they bring two very different styles to the climate debate. The Prime Minister’s business adviser, Maurice Newman, is […]
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