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ARTS AND CULTURE

Jordan Peterson wrestles with God
- Peter Craven
- 06 December 2024
As an outspoken psychologist and best-selling author, Jordan Peterson become a lightning rod for debate on culture, gender, and the meaning of life itself. His newest book, We Who Wrestle With God, attempts to reinterpret the Bible through a psychological lens. Yet, some critics question whether his explorations of scripture offer revelation or revisionism.
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AUSTRALIA

Tom Hughes, legend of Australian politics and law, farewelled
- Peter Craven
- 05 December 2024
Tom Hughes, who passed away at 101, was a towering figure in Australia’s legal and political history. A barrister of dazzling skill, an Attorney-General with a penchant for reform, and a man of unshakable conviction, Hughes combined wit, charm, and grit to shape justice and inspire a legacy beyond party lines.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Theory and Practice: In conversation with Michelle de Kretser
- Michael McGirr
- 15 November 2024
Michelle de Kretser's new book Theory and Practice is a creative combination of fiction and essay, and concerns the moment in which the encounter with literature, a connection with another human imagination, is replaced by something called 'Theory'.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Larrikins and lampoons have the last laugh
- Ron Cerabona
- 14 November 2024
1 Comment
For decades, Australian political satire has taken aim at the powerful with wit and irreverence, forging a distinct comedic tradition that holds up a mirror to society, revealing truths in the face of national absurdities. Now after 25 years, the iconic Wharf Revue takes its final bow, closing a celebrated chapter in the story of Australian satire.
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AUSTRALIA

Want better arguments? Make it personal
- Max Jeganathan
- 17 October 2024
2 Comments
Personalisation isn’t some idealistic attempt at bothsideism, but a pathway to restoring a measure of humanity to our public discourse. In a free society, what matters is not the disagreement itself but the way we treat those with whom we disagree.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

When poetry became war reporting
- Warwick McFadyen
- 16 October 2024
If only those who send their nation’s youth to war would read Muse of Fire, World War I as seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets. It is both homage and horror story. It carries the reader across several fronts – the disparate journeys that led these men to the killing fields of Europe, the blood-soaked chrysalis from which the words of the war poets arose.
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AUSTRALIA

As the anniversary of the Voice vote nears, the high costs of Albanese's misjudgement are clear
- Michelle Grattan
- 04 October 2024
5 Comments
Almost a year after the Voice proposal was defeated, blame and recrimination are still being thrown around, and the government is still reeling from Albanese’s overreach.
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INTERNATIONAL

Pope takes refugee concerns on the road
- Robin Osborne
- 05 September 2024
1 Comment
Pope Francis has frequently voiced sympathy for refugee concerns and before leaving on this trip, he reaffirmed his call for safe migration pathways for people fleeing their own countries for fear of persecution, describing any refusal to harbour asylum seekers as a ‘grave sin’.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

TV cops and cop-outs
- Juliette Hughes
- 29 August 2024
3 Comments
With contemporary crime dramas increasingly suffused with a sense of grim fatalism, The Rookie stands out for its optimism, a refreshing throwback to the days when crime series used to be about the mostly goodies chasing the mostly baddies.
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INTERNATIONAL

Donald Trump: 'I had God on my side'
- Warwick McFadyen
- 24 July 2024
2 Comments
Following the assassination attempt, Donald Trump evidently sees his survival as a sign from God, in whom he very likely does not believe, that he is certain to achieve victory this November. It seems Trump’s religious road veers towards whichever destination offers him the greatest prize.
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ENVIRONMENT

Burning truths
- Julie Perrin
- 12 July 2024
1 Comment
In her new Quarterly Essay Highway to Hell, Australian climate scientist Joëlle Gergis pleads in language beyond the careful neutrality of traditional science-speak: ‘We need you to stare into the abyss with us and not turn away.’
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AUSTRALIA

Uncle George’s war
- Juliette Hughes
- 21 June 2024
Most soldiers don’t like to talk about what they’ve been through, the things they’ve had to see; the things they’ve had to do. Uncle George was more willing to talk as he got older and more willing to be coaxed by a crowd of adoring nieces. But there were some things he'd never say. And the war never went away from him.
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Keywords: Hell