Law & Politics - Rationale Magazine

Gary Bakker 31/08/2022

In my previous article for Rationale, titled Sex, gender and identity: It’s complicated, I described some of the complexities around ...

Lisa Hill 24/08/2022

Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive. ...

Holly Lawford-Smith 15/08/2022

The latest in a series of intra-left conflicts turns on the decision to bar male athletes from competition in the ...

Jane Morris 06/08/2022

In June 2005, royal assent was given to the Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Bill 2005. This ushered ...

Jessica McDonald 03/08/2022

This article is co-published by the Rationalist Society of Australia and Humanists Australia. In April this year, the president of ...

Paul Monk 07/07/2022

Douglas Murray is a wonderfully free spirit who lucidly tackles the manias of political correctness with erudition, panache and limpid ...

Si Gladman 04/07/2022

When parliament resumes in Canberra later this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will have an opportunity to delve back into ...

Julia Bowes 28/06/2022

Protests continue after the United States Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which protected a woman’s right ...

Alison Duxbury 25/06/2022

This month, the Commonwealth commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, including her role as Head of the institution. ...

Luke Beck 07/06/2022

It’s perfectly legal to lie in political advertising – and it shouldn’t be! During the 2022 federal election campaign, a ...

Jarryd Bartle 29/05/2022

One of the surprising results from the federal election was a record vote for Legalise Cannabis Australia, a minor party ...

Noel Turnbull 26/05/2022

Almost everyone will have ideas on what should be the priorities for the incoming Albanese government. While the manifesto was ...