Keywords: St James Centre
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 04 June 2010
14 Comments
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ARTS AND CULTURE
The trial and execution of Soraya M are portrayed in agonising, visceral detail. The stoning of 'adulterous' women under the auspices of
Shariah law is shown to be less
about violence inherent to Islam than the egos of brutal and bullying men.
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EDUCATION
- Neil Ormerod
- 16 April 2010
22 Comments
The Sydney Anglican diocese is concerned that proposed ethics classes in schools might attract students away from
existing scripture classes. This looks more like a matter of turf wars, of seeking to maintain numbers and so
justify their continuance.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 28 January 2010
1 Comment
The full text of Frank Brennan's January 2010 address to the Australian Association of Catholic Bioethicists, 'Toothless, Trojan or True to Trinitarian Anthropology? Reflecting on the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation'.
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EDUCATION
- Teresa Russell
- 29 September 2009
20 Comments
According to NSW education policy, if a parent wants their child to opt out of religious education, that child is not
entitled to any instruction during
this period. An alliance of parents and educators is pushing for an ethics-based alternative to religious education.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 18 September 2009
4 Comments
In Life and Death: How do we honour the Patient's Autonomy and the Doctor's Conscience?
Frank Brennan's Sandra David Oration at St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 17 September 2009.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Val Noone
- 04 September 2009
7 Comments
At the height of Willam Hackett's republican involvements, the Jesuit provincial
offered him a choice of silence or appointment
to Australia. Through a combination of personal memoir and public history, Brenda Niall unravels the riddles of Hackett's life.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 05 March 2009
4 Comments
Those who expect a portrait of a monster will be disappointed. Stone's Bush is not
exactly sympathetic. But he is human. He is even
likeable.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Toby Davidson
- 27 February 2009
1 Comment
Sixteen Indigenous authors contribute stories of creation, love and yearning for place. Their
country is one whose ancient landscape and traditions of custodianship
were violently disrupted well before the 2009 fires.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 16 October 2008
In 1974 French acrobat Philippe Petit balanced mortality and destiny on a wire between New York City's Twin Towers. This documentary imbues Petit's dizzying, existential quest with the dramatic tension of a bank heist.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Alexandra Coghlan
- 30 May 2008
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A change of British statutes in 1815 gave mental illness a new public face that was unequivocally female. Mad, Bad and Sad is a new study that charts the role of madness as a barometer of the values, concerns and morals of its day.
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AUSTRALIA
- Daniel Donahoo
- 23 April 2008
3 Comments
The Prime Minister's proposal for 'one-stop shop' child and parent centres is a big idea, but not a new one. All those early childhood advocates busily patting themselves on the back for getting their issues back on the front page should demand more for the youngest Australians.
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