Keywords: More Human Than Human
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 09 November 2010
12 Comments
Recently Victoria's Catholic Bishops distributed their advice to voters in the November 27 state election. Entitled Your Vote, Your Values, it was quickly portrayed as an attack on the Greens, given its focus on euthanasia. The statement, however, was more complex and interesting than that description suggested.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Jan Forrester
- 22 October 2010
11 Comments
The situation in Afghanistan is far more complex than the Australian parliamentary debate seems to credit. The international community and the Afghan government should be starting a bigger conversation about how a more transparent and accountable political culture can be encouraged.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 20 August 2010
2 Comments
The public sphere is often spoken of as debate, conversation, market place, or theatre. The dominant image this election campaign suggests have been of monologue and static. There is not much point in a
public space if you can't hear yourself think there.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 12 August 2010
1 Comment
Aaron initially rationalises his sexuality as
a test from God, a test that priveleges him, as it gives him an
opportunity to prove his resilience. Ultimately his affair with a younger man is rather more serious than
simply a rebellion against an oppressive ultra-orthodox society.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 10 August 2010
123 Comments
It would be regrettable if an attack by Cardinal Pell and the Australian Christian Lobby on the 'anti-Christian' Greens could be construed as an indirect shot across the bows of the atheist Prime Minister. On some policy issues the Greens have a more Christian message than the major parties.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 20 May 2010
13 Comments
The arrival of Jessica Watson back in Australia was small news in
cosmic terms, but provoked a great deal of discussion around the
coffee pot. Most had to do with values. Some questions said more about the questioners than about the sailor.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Jasmine-Kim Westendorf
- 22 March 2010
14 Comments
Some say that not only is The Female Enuch of little relevance today: it never was relevant. Such arguments are often based more on attacks on Greer personally, and
feminism generally, than considered critiques of the value of the
feminist agenda set out in the book.
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INFORMATION
- Jim Wallace
- 02 February 2010
5 Comments
The Australian Christian Lobby never claims to represent the views of all Christians any more than the Greens represent the views of all tree-lovers or Fr Brennan represents the views of all Catholics — just ask Cardinal Pell!
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 25 January 2010
10 Comments
For a while we were leading the world on climate change. But once Copenhagen collapsed Rudd assured us 'Australia will do no more and no less than the rest of
the world'. The lowest common denominator is not usually the solution to the great moral challenges.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 15 September 2009
30 Comments
It's doubtful that any Australian priest communicates more intuitively with young Australians than Bob Maguire.
Fr Maguire's 'forced' retirement has universal relevance as the story of the predicament of ageing community workers.
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MEDIA
Put-downs of post-colonial India are often seen as a continuation of the colonial mentality. The Indian media's portrayal of Australia as racist following the attacks on Indian students does more harm than good.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 18 June 2009
10 Comments
Despite the best wishes of many, we are yet to resolve the injustices that have resulted from White Australia's brand of apartheid. As Disgrace reveals, reconciliation is more than words. There is much fear and anger to overcome.
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