Law & Politics
Misinformation in the mainstream media
Noel Turnbull
06/12/2022
While we worry about social media misinformation we overlook that one of the main sources of misinformation about politics is ...
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How the territories can learn from the states in legalising voluntary assisted dying
Ben White
03/12/2022
Voluntary assisted dying will soon be an option for the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory, now the Senate has ...
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Trump’s counter-Enlightenment mindset
Geoffrey Barker
01/12/2022
Former United States President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term in the White House will doubtless prompt fresh efforts ...
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Why religious discrimination is okay
Gary Bakker
19/11/2022
To ‘discriminate’ is a very useful, indeed necessary, activity. The original and broader meaning of the word is to recognise ...
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Raised in her father’s church
Si Gladman
08/11/2022
In 2019, when Clare Heath-McIvor wrote on her blog about why she wasn’t a dominionist anymore, she recalled that her ...
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A shift towards secularism in Iran
Hossein Dabbagh
05/11/2022
My friend was in Tehran during protests after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police (Gasht-e ...
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‘Infiltrate, Impact, Impel’: Raising up Christians for the Liberal Party
Si Gladman
29/10/2022
Upon signing up as a member of the Liberal Party in Victoria, some churchgoers have been handed a one-page document ...
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Why ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ is not a reliable guide to contemporary politics
Chris Fleming
25/10/2022
In January 2017, Donald Trump’s advisor Kellyanne Conway was quizzed on White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s false claims about ...
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The need for caution when prioritising employers’ values over individuals’ rights
Hugh Harris
15/10/2022
Many would see the removal of Andrew Thorburn from his position as a victory for progressive values over intolerance. While ...
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The Liberal Party is in a dire state – and that should worry us
Frank Bongiorno
11/10/2022
“The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations ...
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The long battle for women’s freedom in Iran
Nuri Veronika
07/10/2022
The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in the custody of Iran’s ‘morality police’ in Tehran sparked anger ...
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How better rules can rein in facial recognition technology
Nicholas Davis
28/09/2022
The human face is special. It is simultaneously public and personal. Our faces reveal sensitive information about us: who we ...
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