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RELIGION

Toothless, Trojan or true to Trinitarian anthropology
- Frank Brennan
- 28 January 2010
1 Comment
The full text of Frank Brennan's January 2010 address to the Australian Association of Catholic Bioethicists, 'Toothless, Trojan or True to Trinitarian Anthropology? Reflecting on the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation'.
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AUSTRALIA

NSW political blood spilled
- Tony Smith
- 19 November 2009
3 Comments
Premier Nathan Rees asked two ministers for their resignations, effectively sacking them. He will have to hope that he has not thrown away Labor’s last chance to retain government.
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AUSTRALIA

Why Australia needs the Vatican
- John Warhurst
- 04 November 2009
11 Comments
Tim Fischer, Australian Ambassador to the Vatican, has a vital role in a state he calls a hub of power and intelligence. One can't help but wonder if Cardinal George Pell thinks he, rather than Fischer, should be Rudd's man in the Vatican.
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RELIGION

Human Rights Consultation and beyond
- Frank Brennan
- 14 October 2009
1 Comment
Even if all our recommendations were implemented tomorrow, there would still be vulnerable Australians missing out on essential economic and social rights. Responsibility for meeting these needs cannot rest solely with government. We need to take responsibility for each other.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The strong mass of pedestrian
- Aileen Kelly
- 21 July 2009
Angling my foreground to move with me along a crowded pavement in one clarified direction, eyes set to recognise one doorway of gravelled glass and a particular curlicued frame.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

East Timor's digger friend
- Paul Cleary
- 09 March 2009
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When East Timor was struggling to get a fair deal in negotiations over Timor Sea oil, Kenneally rallied his mates to fight. Appearing on national television, he told Prime Minister Howard: 'I'd rather you did not come to my ANZAC Day parade.'
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AUSTRALIA

Guantanamo's hero of conscience
- Michael Mullins
- 27 October 2008
4 Comments
It's likely the next US president will decide the fate of five Guantanamo Bay detainees. Their charges were dropped last week following an 'act of conscience' from prosecutor Lieut-Colonel Darrel Vandeveld, assisted by Jesuit peace activist John Dear.
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ENVIRONMENT

Rational climate change response requires moral focus
- Michael Kelly
- 10 March 2008
5 Comments
Disastrous consequences for the environment and humanity are a distinct possibility, if rational activity is not placed in the context of moral values.
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AUSTRALIA

Oz politics through the eyes of Tolkien
- Vivienne Kelly
- 09 January 2008
Tim Costello was recently asked whether he thought his brother would ever be Prime Minister. He gave a wry and elegant answer that played with the notion of the difficulty of relinquishing power in the saga of the Lord of the Rings. From 19 September 2007.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Good music becomes great business
- Tim Kroenert
- 13 December 2007
In the world of popular music, the transition from intimate theatre or festival gigs, to stadium rock shows, indicates the move from an authentic emphasis on great music, to 'music as spectacle', or pure commerce. It appears Missy Higgins has reached this point.
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INTERNATIONAL

Australia's approving silence on US torture
- Vacy Vlazna
- 14 November 2007
4 Comments
In July 2002, Australia voted against a proposal to strengthen the 1984 UN Convention against Torture. John Howard's friendship with George W. Bush has compromised and tainted our once reputable record on human rights advocacy.
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AUSTRALIA

Value your vote: values and Election 07
- Staff
- 25 October 2007
Eureka Street's ongoing analysis of the Federal Election race, helping you discern your vote at the ballot in November.
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