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Monthly Archives: May 2022

31 May
Philosophy & Psychology

Why are we so vulnerable to bad information?

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Andrew Perfors
  • 1 comment
There are two fundamental reasons why misinformation is a bigger problem than ever before. The first is tied to the rise of the inte...

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29 May
Law & Politics

The cautious approach to cannabis reform

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Jarryd Bartle
  • 0 comments
One of the surprising results from the federal election was a record vote for Legalise Cannabis Australia, a minor party previously kno...

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26 May
Law & Politics

Changing the optics of politics

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Noel Turnbull
  • 0 comments
Almost everyone will have ideas on what should be the priorities for the incoming Albanese government. While the manifesto was polic...

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24 May
Law & Politics

Liberal Party: Following the Christian right into electoral wilderness

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Si Gladman
  • 0 comments
Christian right lobby groups now have the Liberal Party they want – a lot more conservative and no doubt a lot more favourable to their...

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23 May
Ethics & Religion

Affirming same-sex marriage in the Anglican Church

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Matthew Anstey
  • 0 comments
Every three years, Anglicans from across Australia gather for our national synod, a five-day meeting to discuss important issues affect...

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21 May
Science & Health

The question of conscientious objection in the voluntary assisted dying debate

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Ronli Sifris
  • 0 comments
Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) has been legal in countries such as Switzerland and the Netherlands for more than a decade.  I...

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19 May
Philosophy & Psychology

Bertrand Russell’s universe

  • 19/05/2022
  • By author-avatar Dr Myint Zan
  • 0 comments
One hundred and fifty years ago on 18 May 1872 the philosopher Bertrand Russell was born. Of everything he said and wrote during his 97...

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16 May
Business & Economics

Home to roost: Getting out of our housing mess

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar David James
  • 0 comments
Whoever wins this week’s election will inherit an Australian economy that is more distorted than it has been since the Second World War...

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14 May
Art & Humour

MBJ’s view

  • 14/05/2022
  • By author-avatar Matt Bissett-Johnson
  • 0 comments
See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson.

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12 May
Business & Economics

What the neoliberalism-hating left should love about markets

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Richard Holden
  • 0 comments
It is fashionable these days to dunk on markets. Show me something bad in the world and I’ll show you someone blaming it on ‘neoliberal...

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09 May
Ethics & Religion

Anzac Day: Religious services are turning veterans away

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Phillip Hoglin
  • 0 comments
I didn’t attend the Anzac dawn service this year. In truth, I have not attended a dawn service for over a decade, instead preferring a ...

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07 May
Science & Health

Mapping climate policy

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Kathryn Davidson
  • 0 comments
As the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions becomes increasingly urgent, governments of all levels, as well as private businesse...

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