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Keywords: Angus Houston

RELIGION

Seeking a more ethical way to stop the boats and deaths at sea
- Frank Brennan
- 14 September 2012
4 Comments
In the lead up to the election, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison are sure to continue insisting that the Gillard Government's Pacific Solution Mark II will not work. In all probability this will undermine the efficacy of the Gillard Solution in stopping the boats. Read the full text of Fr Frank Brennan's address to the Migration Institute of Australia, Menzies Hotel, Sydney, 14 September 2012
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RELIGION

Houston report's high cost of deterrence
- Frank Brennan
- 14 August 2012
27 Comments
Amending the Migration Act to make the old style Pacific solution less susceptible to judicial review errs on the wrong side of decency. The Coalition and the Greens should unite in the Senate to oppose it. In the protection of the human rights of asylum seekers, deterrence must come second to decency and accountability, even when we are trying to beat people smugglers.
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MEDIA

Sex scandals and SNAG soldiers
- Lyn Bender
- 21 April 2011
5 Comments
Listening to the Defence Force top brass talk about the 'female' cadet scandal is like taking a trip back to the 1940s. The stoic military 'warrior culture' can be tempered by encouraging men to develop appropriate self-disclosure and empathy against the dehumanising effects of training.
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AUSTRALIA

Sex and humility in the church and the military
- Michael Mullins
- 18 April 2011
16 Comments
In the wake of the defence force Skype sex scandal, former diplomat Bruce Haigh pointed out that things start to go wrong when commanding officers forget that they are there to serve, and instead act to protect their reputations. His point holds true for unions and churches.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The politicisation of defence
- Michael McKernan
- 30 March 2009
3 Comments
With typical irreverence we have taken some glee in the conflict between politicians and the military. Indeed in our history there has been tension, not to say a distrust, between the military and politicians in Australia.
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