Blog

More gender wars By Greg Spearritt In 2004, the International Olympic Committee instigated a policy of accepting transgender athletes into Olympic...

Hellish humans By Greg Spearritt “There is a heaven and there is a hell,” declared Hillsong founder Brian Houston in 2020. “They’re very real...

Ethics in politics By Greg Spearritt Politics, it is said, is the art of compromise. It’s a balancing act, though: when do you stick to your...

Embracing the abyss By Greg Spearritt ‘The meaning of life’, it turns out, is a phrase with a history. It was first published in 1799, in Friedrich...

Bolstering bigotry? By Greg Spearritt Many (thankfully, not all) churches, mosques and faith-based schools are unsafe spaces for vulnerable LGBTIQA+...

Signs of hope By Greg Spearritt After days of backlash, Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College (formerly Christian Outreach College) has withdrawn...

Flagging Australian spirits By Greg Spearritt Flying the flag on Australia Day makes good sense if it’s at a citizenship ceremony or other official...

By Greg Spearritt Believing in Santa is apparently good for kids. The same may be true for the story of the baby boy in the manger. It’s when the...

By Greg Spearritt Sydney Morning Herald columnist Jacqueline Maley makes the clear-eyed observation that voters actually expect politicians to lie....

By Greg Spearritt The (positively) discriminating response of one major Church group to the Federal Government's Religious Discrimination Bill is...

By Greg Spearritt You’re currently most likely to encounter the term ‘woke’ as an insult or an expression of derision. This is especially so in the...

By Greg Spearritt The secretary-general of the OECD has had a moment on the road to Damascus. Mathias Cormann, formerly finance minister in the...