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  • AUSTRALIA

    The normalisation of antisemitism

    • Erica Cervini
    • 03 October 2024
    11 Comments

    From hostile rhetoric on campuses to targeted attacks against Jewish individuals and businesses, instances of antisemitic behaviour have spiked since last October. Understanding its implications is crucial for safeguarding communities.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Can Labor survive the inflation backlash?

    • Joe Zabar
    • 17 September 2024
    2 Comments

    As Australia heads toward the 2024 federal election, voters are grappling with soaring costs of living, stagnant wages, and weak GDP growth. Inflation is easing but prices remain stubbornly high. Will the Albanese government’s strategies to combat inflation satisfy an increasingly strained electorate?

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  • AUSTRALIA

    Curbing the electric mayhem

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 05 September 2024
    1 Comment

    Electric scooters have become a flashpoint in Australian cities, pitting residents against local councils. While some embrace scooters as convenient and eco-friendly, others raise valid concerns about safety and regulation. As cities grapple with these issues, the broader question is, how can we effectively balance individual freedoms with community wellbeing?

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  • AUSTRALIA

    What does Tickle vs. Giggle mean for single-sex spaces?

    • Erica Cervini
    • 04 September 2024
    4 Comments

    While women-only spaces have long been seen as essential, the verdict raises questions about inclusivity and the potential for compromise. Is it possible to balance gender equality with the need for safe, exclusive spaces?

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Strangers on a train

    • Julie Perrin
    • 01 August 2024
    2 Comments

    A commuter's mundane journey turns surreal as eccentric passengers create an impromptu human orchestra. From football fanatics and excited teens to brooding tradies, this slice-of-life drama reveals the hidden beauty in everyday encounters.

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  • AUSTRALIA

    On the buses

    • Michele Frankeni
    • 30 July 2024

    From the colorful cast of characters to the unexpected moments of human connection with local multicultural, multi-ethnic communities, the humble bus ride offers a surprising window into the soul of a city and can be a source of joy if you let it. 

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    On reading electoral entrails

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 18 July 2024
    2 Comments

    In the wake of recent elections in Britain and France, global democracies are seeing voters reject established parties amidst a deepening cycle of disillusionment. But can a return to honesty and integrity in politics break this downward spiral? 

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  • AUSTRALIA

    When a friend writes a controversial post, how should you respond?

    • Barry Gittins
    • 10 July 2024
    4 Comments

    How do you respond, when members of your own tribe share their distaste towards those who rub them up the wrong way? Do you ‘unfollow’? Do you engage? And if you vent against those who who offend with their own dearth of tolerance, are you guilty of doing the same?  

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    Digital discrimination

    • Gillian Bouras
    • 04 July 2024
    9 Comments

    Digital dominance and the disappearance of print newspapers leaves older generations grappling with endless new tech. I still seek the tactile experience of newsprint — a challenge as publications move online. In an increasingly automated world, I’m not alone in reminiscing about the days when personal interactions were the norm.

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  • RELIGION

    Everyone agrees we should protect the vulnerable, but who exactly are they?

    • Justin Glyn
    • 03 July 2024
    3 Comments

    None of us — even those experiencing vulnerability, whether temporary or resulting from a permanent infirmity of some kind — should be perceived as an object of protection; instead, each one of us is a collaborator in our own care, and in the care of others.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    My father's poetry: The unpublished poems of Bruce Dawe

    • Jamie Dawe, Bruce Dawe
    • 28 June 2024

    These unpublished treasures of my father’s are sure to strike a chord amongst those readers whose hearts wander among the more hidden byways, as I have discovered within myself.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Justice and Hope

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 07 June 2024
    1 Comment

    Raimond Gaita insists that there is something precious in each human being. He does not rest this conviction on a particular religious or philosophical grounding. It flows, rather, from a rich reading of human possibilities and questioning of the meaning of life.

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