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The meaning of love By Helen Mason I do not think ‘love’ has a meaning of its own. It can mean “I love (or enjoy) chocolates” and it can mean “I...

Oh please, the hubris! By Greg Spearritt For an open, egalitarian democracy which respects the rule of law and human rights, we edge mightily...

Ebbing of the tide By Greg Spearritt The trend in religion since the first Australian census in 1911 is clear and, to date, has been inexorable....

Hope springs By Greg Spearritt It’s remarkable that a politically stable, relatively progressive country ever evolved from Australia’s brutal...

Two places at once By Greg Spearritt Much as we might sometimes like to do it, we simply can’t physically be in two places at once. Not so, however,...

Good for the world By Rachel Matthews It was worth wading all the way through A. C. Grayling’s latest (For the Good of the World, Oneworld...

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Spearritt After days of backlash, Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College (formerly Christian Outreach College) has withdrawn...