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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 24 April 2025
This year has been marked by growing introspection concerning our culture. At the heart of the division between a conflictual and an eirenical view of public life lie different understandings of the value of human life and of what it means for human beings to flourish.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 22 April 2025
In a world that sees refugees and immigrants as a threat, disregards the victims of war, trashes the environment, rewards self-interest and cheapens religious faith, Pope Francis wept with those mistreated, pleaded their cause and radiated joy and hope.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 16 April 2025
In the lead up to Easter, the story of a man welcomed with palms and crucified days later takes on renewed urgency. In an age of closed borders and hardened politics, the Easter message casts a sharp light on how we treat the stranger, the exile, and the dispossessed.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 10 April 2025
What makes a war just? Can any goal justify the deaths of tens of thousands, the bombing of hospitals, the starvation of civilians? As the devastation in Gaza deepens, these questions press harder. In a conflict marked by profound suffering, what moral, legal, or human standards can still hold?
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 02 April 2025
Countering a rise in youth crime with tough new bail laws will ensure community safety, but risks compounding the very crisis they aim to solve. As more children are placed in detention, the changes raise urgent questions about justice, policy failure, and the long-term social cost of prioritising punishment over prevention.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 24 March 2025
With America's reliability in question, Australia is rethinking what security really means. Should it double down on military self-reliance, or reconsider the cost of placing defence above all else? As alliances fray and power shifts, the country faces a deeper reckoning: whom can it trust—and at what price?
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 13 March 2025
What feels like turbulence in the present often reveals itself, in hindsight, as the rupture of an era. From the fall of Rome to the upheavals of today, are we witnessing mere disruption, or the twilight of an old order?
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 05 March 2025
Lent is often reduced to private acts of restraint. But its history tells a richer story; of communal memory, public reckoning, and the need to confront human suffering. As new crises unfold, from war to political decay, Lent reminds us that forgetting the past is a luxury we cannot afford.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 26 February 2025
Amid debates over inclusion, dignity, and the rule of law, how do entrenched power structures shape our futures, and can renewed commitment to cooperation mend a divided society?
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 19 February 2025
The shockwaves of the Hamas attack on Israel and the Israeli military’s response in Gaza have ignited protests, inflamed divisions, and prompted a reckoning with rising antisemitism. As hostilities pause, how should societies distinguish between legitimate criticism and rhetoric that fuels hate?
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Andrew Hamilton
- 14 February 2025
These poets offer distinct reflections on life, faith, and human experience in their recent work. From Kelly’s reflective musings on faith and education to Mead’s exploration of motherhood and nature, and McFadyen’s grappling with grief, their works search for a ‘something more’.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 12 February 2025
Can tariffs really create a fair economy? As President Trump’s administration leans into protectionist trade policies, we must ask whether these strategies undermine the values of mutual respect and shared prosperity that should define both national and international relationships.
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