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

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

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Spearritt After days of backlash, Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College (formerly Christian Outreach College) has withdrawn...

Flagging Australian spirits
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...