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Ross Fitzgerald claims Catholic schools 'have become the instrument through which tax dollars are siphoned off public schools and given to the private sector'. His argument is a misrepresentation of the facts.
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- Gerard Henderson
- 07 August 2009
12 Comments
Sarah Burnside asserted in Eureka Street that 'conservatives can draw on a
plethora of high-profile think-tanks, including The Sydney Institute,
to research and enunciate their ideas'. This is false. The Institute is a forum for debate and
discussion and does not do research for any organisation or political
party.
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Was I the only Australian sufficiently outraged by the latest ABCTV 4 Corners program, 'Who Killed Mr Ward?', to put pen to paper? Too often white Australians' animals fare better than do Indigenous people. We are a racist nation.
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- Andrew McGowan
- 16 June 2009
When our universities enrol international students based on balance-sheet
needs rather than strategies of international partnership
and engagement, a whole branch of education policy is revealed as
bankrupt.
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Victoria, with its spate of swine flu cases, is no
longer 'The place to be'. Prudence is one thing, but absurdity
also needs to be recognised. Exhibit A: Archbishop Hart's instruction to priests not to offer chalices of wine during Communion.
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- Mick O’Donnell
- 24 April 2009
1 Comment
There he was, this hunched over figure of a man, sitting in one of the
furthermost pews, detached, eyes withdrawn, his face pale, features old
and weather beaten. John O'Malley was always a mystery.
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- Bill Farrelly
- 10 March 2009
11 Comments
How can the Catholic Church possibly justify the excommunication of the mother of a
nine-year-old girl in Brazil for authorising the abortion of twin
girls her daughter was carrying as the result of being raped by her
stepfather?
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The $3 billion blowout in Federal Government spending on disability pensions highlights the financial side of a crisis in our midst. The story of Jason, a relative of mine who is an addict and on a disability pension, reveals a personal side.
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- Greg Windle
- 23 February 2009
7 Comments
While it is tragic that the Church has refused to countenance ongoing
discussion about homosexuality, women priests, and a host of other
issues, neither can I see how the stance taken by St
Mary's on these and other matters can advance
the causes of religion or reason.
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- Justin Coleman
- 20 February 2009
18 Comments
The Archbishop has relied upon the evidence of those whom you
rightly alluded to as 'spies'. The parish
reply was not 'We will defy you' but 'Your information is flawed.
Please come and see for yourself.' Do club members have to accept every idea of every coach who is thrust upon them?
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- Andrew McAlister
- 05 February 2009
During Vatican II, which was first called 30 years ago last month, the pastoral leadership of the church attempted to bring Roman Catholicism into the 20th century. Why did the notion of a supreme Pontiff survive?
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- Joanna Thyer
- 23 December 2008
2 Comments
Always on for a challenge, one of the first things Brian said to me
that day was 'Who's your favourite character in the Bible?' and then
'We need women priests.'
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