Blog

Choose your Pell By Greg Spearritt The Australian news media present no shortage of options for ways to view the life of the erstwhile Cardinal...

Nature? What nature? By Greg Spearritt The extent to which ‘the outback’ features in Australian identity is obviously ironic, given that close to...

Dundalli By Greg Spearritt First Nations resistance fighter Dundalli, hanged in 1855 in the last public execution in Queensland, is being officially...

The Voice By Dallas Elvery Ken Wyatt is getting a little frustrated with the talk swirling around the current 'Voice' proposal, and how he feels...

(Yet another) existential threat By Dallas Elvery The idea of an 'existential threat' has commonly been the stuff of anti-nuclear campaigns and...

Broadbeach business opportunity By John Carr During my short holiday at Broadbeach this year, my tram stop was Broadbeach North. Every time I caught...

Religious school values By Greg Spearritt Hypocrisy is surely one of the key reasons that religion is rapidly losing its grip on the Australian...

Clash of the religions By Greg Spearritt Two of Australia’s Great Religions have crossed swords in recent days: AFL and Christianity. Essendon...

Time for another bout of deicide? By Greg Spearritt For many of the 61.1% of Australians for whom religion still has relevance, sex is apparently...

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...