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The end of politics as usual
- Julian Butler
- 11 November 2024
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As Americans confront the start of a second Trump presidency, the questions go deeper than policy. This victory, far from an anomaly, reflects deeper fractures and discontent in a polarized nation. How can a society move forward when politics seem unable to address, let alone heal, its divisions?
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INTERNATIONAL

With stars in their eyes, the Dems lost sight of America
- Warwick McFadyen
- 11 November 2024
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After a stunning defeat, Kamala Harris urged Americans not to despair even though as Trump returns to the White House, the Democrats face a harsh reckoning. Beyond the star-studded stages and celebrity endorsements, the real work lies in understanding the voters they overlooked and finding a way back to them.
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AUSTRALIA

Race Mathews: A Life in Politics
- Andrew Hamilton
- 08 November 2024
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The story of Race Mathews’ career will be an antidote to despair about politics and politicians. It underlines the possibilities of politics, showing how it can be more than a job or a career. It can be a calling to imagine a more just society and ways of building it.
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RELIGION

The quiet revolution in women's roles in the Church
- Joanna Thyer
- 07 November 2024
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At the World Synod in Rome, four women joined to advocate for ordaining women as deacons. Though the topic remains off the table officially, the message highlights the Church’s internal conflict between traditional values and growing calls for inclusion and change.
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RELIGION

Progress on a hope and a prayer
- John Warhurst
- 07 November 2024
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The Catholic Church recently displayed two strikingly different faces. In Rome, the Synod on Synodality wrapped up with a facade of unity. But back in Melbourne, a Catholic University’s graduation became a battleground over church doctrine and free speech, exposing deep, unresolved fractures within the church.
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INTERNATIONAL

Anxious and depressed about the state of the world? Good for you
- Mark Beeson
- 04 November 2024
The Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to calamity. In addition to the atomic scientists’ original concern about nuclear war, now climate change and the possible dangers of AI are parts of a potentially combustible mix. In short, there is much to fret about for anyone paying attention.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead worried
- Warwick McFadyen
- 31 October 2024
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Guildenstern and Rosencrantz find themselves deep in conversation on a sunny November afternoon, questioning the troubling climate of modern power. Can reason stand in a world so ready to yield?
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INTERNATIONAL

'Tisn't the season to be jolly
- Ken Haley, David Halliday
- 31 October 2024
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In the most bitter of election seasons in America, thousands of votes will be won and lost by seeking to protect the civil rights of Israelis and Palestinians alike, although any kind of lasting peace will require greater effort than any U.S. political party has yet devoted to it.
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INTERNATIONAL

'I am tired but not defeated': A doctor's hope for Beirut
- Ali Almohammed
- 28 October 2024
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In war-torn Beirut, where schools now shelter families fleeing destruction, a doctor finds echoes of his own past displacement. Amidst the pain, he witnesses resilience, but also a deep fatigue, as families yearn for peace and normalcy.
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INTERNATIONAL

Betting on lost causes
- Andrew Hamilton
- 23 October 2024
3 Comments
In the spirit of Spring Racing, the United Nations promotes its own high-stakes race: World Disarmament Week and United Nations Day. Despite heavy odds and the relentless rise of nuclear threats, these efforts remain crucial for global peace. Can the underdog of diplomacy prevail in the face of overwhelming opposition?
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AUSTRALIA

Finding gratitude in winter's long shadow
- Barry Gittins
- 16 October 2024
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As winter’s chill stubbornly lingers and spring arrives in fits and starts, the weight of the long cold months still presses on many of us. Yet in the midst of this darkness, thinkers like Carl Jung remind us of the power of gratitude to shift our perspective.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Nobody wants this
- Juliette Hughes
- 10 October 2024
I wish I could tell you why Nobody wants this is so funny without giving spoilers. Add to that the real tenderness between the two lovers, and you’ve got something unusual: a believable romance, funny and sometimes surprisingly honest with little moments of humility and vulnerability.
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Keywords: Hope