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Letters to the Editor

Test the city before the torch arrives

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...
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Science & Health

How citizen scientists are making a contribution

Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

Habermas’ hope for a better future is more important than ever

It is impossible to capture seven decades of formidable intellect, wrapped into some 14,000 books and articles, in less than a ...
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Ethics & Religion

A closer look at the ‘Twelve Commandments’

One of the many untruths propounded by the Judea-Christian religious tradition is the concocted story that, one day on Mount ...
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Philosophy & Psychology

On the obsession with ‘authenticity’

Today’s youth cherish ‘authenticity’, but is it a virtue? According to a report from Ernst & Young, more than 9 in ...
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Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson. Published 13 March 2026.
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