Keywords: Communal Memory
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 03 October 2013
20 Comments
In Rome and in Christian times people who took their own lives were buried outside the communal graveyards and without the prayers that farewelled the dead of the community. The symbolism was clear. They had separated themselves from society and its shared life; now society separated itself from them. And by implication it also marginalised those closely associated with suicide. Has much changed?
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RELIGION
- Geraldine Doogue
- 24 September 2013
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I wish he would invite me to be his temporary consultant, to offer him advice for his next 500 days. I'd begin by proposing a substantial Vatican-led inquiry, into why the Church has been so troubled by sexual abuse across various countries. Then I would point to the experiences of several large secular institutions, including the New York Times and US Army, that have rebuilt after crises.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 29 October 2012
'Though land rights and self-determination provide no utopia for the contemporary indigenous Australian community, they have belatedly put right an ancient wrong. The cost and inconvenience are unavoidable. Terra nullius is no longer an option.' Full text is from Fr Frank Brennan's keynote speech at the Central Queensland Law Association Conference, Mercure Capricorn Resort, Yeppoon, 27 October 2012.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
It's frightening how precisely experts predicted the weather and its impact on the seemingly inevitable Black Saturday fires. A new documentary questions the adequacy of the response, given the
veracity of these warning signs.
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AUSTRALIA
This paper calls for a retrospective recognition that the Aboriginal dignity does not depend a priori on a referendum of the dominant white society.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 03 July 2006
Rituals are like spinning tops—they keep changing direction around a still centre. Lent is a good example.
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AUSTRALIA
Anthony Ham travels the enigmatic and affluent Saudi Arabia
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ENVIRONMENT
- Richard Campbell
- 25 April 2006
Richard Campbell debunks the myths about global oil reserves.
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