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  • RELIGION

    In bed with the secular spirit

    • James McEvoy
    • 25 June 2008
    4 Comments

    A teacher at a Catholic college joked that students turned to Madonna — the pop icon, not the religious one — for spiritual inspiration. Western society may seem to trivialise religion, but a culture of authenticity has developed in which people seek their own way and deepest fulfilment.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    National pride revives Russian soul

    • Ben Coleridge
    • 05 March 2008
    1 Comment

    When it comes to political debate, being a foreigner can be difficult. Former president Vladimir Putin's recent State of the Nation address, made on the eve of his departure from the presidency, called for national unity and 'stable development' to the exclusion of foreign influence.

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  • RELIGION

    Politicians need capacity to imagine heaven

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 22 August 2007
    2 Comments

    It is surprising how little the political parties have to offer in the lead up to the Federal Election. They do not present themselves as nation builders with visions of a prosperous and happy society, but as technicians with a bare promise that we will be better off financially.

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  • MARGARET DOOLEY AWARD

    What it feels like to have to run

    • Christine Kearney
    • 22 January 2007
    2 Comments

    Ten months after the renewed violence and lawlessness in East Timor, nobody is holding their breath for a simple resolution. It seems the dirty politicking will continue until a new order order has been established to properly replace the vacuum left when the state imploded in 1999. The first of two runner up essays in Eureka Street's Margaret Dooley Young Writers Award 2006.

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    Catastrophe on Australia's doorstep (Best articles of 2006 special edition)

    • Peter Cronau
    • 24 December 2006
    1 Comment

    Barely reported by Australia's media, Papua New Guinea's AIDS crisis is on track to cause the collapse of the country's economy, with AusAID forcasting a 37.5% decline in the labour force by 2020. From 3 October 2006.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Catastrophe on Australia's doorstep (photo essay)

    • Peter Cronau
    • 16 October 2006
    16 Comments

    Barely reported by Australia's media, Papua New Guinea's AIDS crisis is on track to cause the collapse of the country's economy, with AusAID forcasting a 37.5% decline in the labour force by 2020.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Book reviews

    • Avril Hannah-Jones, Chloe Wilson, Terry Monagle
    • 24 June 2006

    Reviews of Sex, Power and the Clergy; Media Mania: why our fear of modern media is misplaced; Saving Francesca and Olhovsky Prince of Hamburg.

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  • RELIGION

    Town and country parish life

    • Margaret Cody
    • 12 June 2006

    Margaret Cody belongs to two Catholic parishes, one in the city and one in the country. They offer a striking contrast in liturgical experience and congregational demographics.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Evolving Guatemala

    • Peter Hamilton
    • 05 June 2006

    Peter Hamilton reflects on Guatemala, and the features of the old city, Antigua.

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  • RELIGION

    Soaring angels

    • Anna Griffiths
    • 22 May 2006

    Anna Griffiths marvels at the beauty of Los Angeles’ Our Lady Queen of the Angels Cathedral.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Welcome to Eureka Street, Mark II

    • Tom Cranitch
    • 14 May 2006
    1 Comment

    Tom Cranitch, chief executive officer of Jesuit Communications Australia, welcomes readers to Eureka Street Mark II.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    On the edge of Europe

    • Anthony Ham
    • 08 May 2006

    Norway has enjoyed great prosperity but this may not continue indefinitely

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