Keywords: National Press Club
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 23 April 2010
19 Comments
There is no getting away from the public's interest in a human rights act. But the Labor Government has baulked at the recommendation for such an act. While many Australians enjoy adequate human rights, we can do better.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 19 April 2010
6 Comments
Premier John Brumby's boast that Victoria has the best health system came unstuck
during his address to the National Press Club. Putting patients first is about understanding the social context of
those with acute health challenges, not the construction of
political ego.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 08 February 2010
12 Comments
That Senator Joyce's arguments for reducing foreign aid make little sense does not stop them from winning
popular support. Many voters decide on the basis of emotion rather than
rationality. And tapping voter greed is likely to be more successful
than appealing to altruism.
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RELIGION
- 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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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 18 September 2009
4 Comments
In Life and Death: How do we honour the Patient's Autonomy and the Doctor's Conscience?
Frank Brennan's Sandra David Oration at St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 17 September 2009.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Irfan Yusuf
- 14 August 2009
11 Comments
According to P. J. O'Rourke, today's asylum seekers are tomorrow's 'really good Australians'. Australia has established Uighur and Turkish communities and could easily accommodate the few remaining ex-Gitmo Uighurs.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ruby J. Murray
- 24 April 2009
31 Comments
The hype surrounding the AFL's annual Anzac Day match has reached near-sacred heights. Asking what it means to have football played on Anzac Day is as risky as wondering why the Digger is the most powerful expression of Australian identity.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 02 March 2009
2 Comments
The medical pledge to do no harm no matter what the cost effective
benefits, and the conscience of the doctor are still
key elements in any law which promotes good medicine. –Frank Brennan, addressing the Medico Legal Society of Victoria
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 17 November 2008
5 Comments
Senator John McCain's gracious concession speech this month recalled an era when hate was
the norm. Big bankers are now being targeted with hate the has been inflicted on gays and other marginalised Americans, but there are better ways to heal America.
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AUSTRALIA
- 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
- Tony Kevin
- 09 September 2008
7 Comments
In The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a town tries to buy a cheap solution to a terrible problem, and their children pay the price. In light of Garnaut's latest, coservative climate change recommendations, it seems we may need a Class 5 tropical cyclone slamming into Brisbane to jolt us into decisive action.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 08 September 2008
10 Comments
Following Friday's announcement of Nathan Rees as the premier of
NSW, media reports highlighted his background as a garbage collector. They neglected to mention he was doing this to fund his honours degree
in English Literature at Sydney University.
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