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Tag Archives: Military

31 Aug
Law & Politics

The Echidna Strategy’s prickly reality for liberal values

  • 31/08/2023
  • By author-avatar Paul Monk
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At the ALP national conference earlier this month, Pat Conroy, Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for International Development...

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02 Aug
Ethics & Religion

Why the Army’s choice to serve God comes at a cost to the nation

  • 02/08/2023
  • By author-avatar Phillip Hoglin
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On 8 July 2023, the Australian Army, specifically the 1st Armoured Regiment, had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to march through the ...

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02 Jun
Letters to the Editor

Readers show ‘defensive and uninformed perspectives’ on circumcision

  • 02/06/2023
  • By author-avatar Rationale Magazine
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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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25 Jan
Ethics & Religion

The faithless in foxholes

  • 26/01/2023
  • By author-avatar Noel Turnbull
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There is an old saying – there are no atheists in foxholes. In reality, modern soldiers are unlikely to be in a foxhole. But, if they w...

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03 Jan
Law & Politics

Sing a song of sunshine – and beware

  • 18/01/2023
  • By author-avatar Geoffrey Barker
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Functions at Government House in Canberra these days are likely to end with a demand from Mrs Linda Hurley, wife of the Governor-Genera...

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13 Dec
Ethics & Religion, Feature series

Christ’s commanders

  • 18/01/2023
  • By author-avatar Si Gladman
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This article is the third in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here. Read the seco...

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24 Nov
Ethics & Religion, Feature series

Losing faith in Defence chaplaincy

  • 28/11/2022
  • By author-avatar Si Gladman
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This article is the second in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here. During the G...

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16 Nov
Ethics & Religion, Feature series

The committee of clerics lording it over Defence

  • 16/11/2022
  • By author-avatar Si Gladman
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This article is the first in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Every three months, Australian taxpayers pay to s...

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27 Oct
Ethics & Religion

In the Defence Force, religion is a barrier to care – and it shouldn’t be

  • 27/10/2022
  • By author-avatar Collin Acton
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In February 2018, as head of the Royal Australian Navy’s Chaplaincy Branch I attended an international Chiefs of Chaplains conference i...

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13 Sep
Ethics & Religion

Proselytising through military doctrine

  • 13/09/2022
  • By author-avatar Phillip Hoglin
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To the casual observer, the inclusion of religious concepts in the Australian Army’s warfighting doctrine would seem to be a poor fit. ...

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09 May
Ethics & Religion

Anzac Day: Religious services are turning veterans away

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Phillip Hoglin
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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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25 Apr
Science & Health

Religious chaplaincy is failing the Defence Force

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Phillip Hoglin
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While the nation takes stock to remember our Anzacs this week, we need to take a moment to think about how we can better support the cu...

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