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  • RELIGION

    An honest broker trying to find answers: Frank Brennan at 50 years a Jesuit

    • Jim McDermott
    • 13 March 2025

    Frank Brennan wears his prominence lightly. A priest, lawyer, and tireless advocate for Indigenous rights and refugees, he is as at home in political corridors as he is at the dinner table, welcoming friends with stories and good cheer. Now, celebrating 50 years as a Jesuit, he reflects on faith, justice, and a life of service.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    True crime, fake illness, real profits

    • Nikki Richardson
    • 06 March 2025

    In Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, Belle Gibson’s wellness scam has been repackaged for the streaming era, perfectly illustrating how news, entertainment, and advertising function as overlapping parts of the same machinery to keep us consuming content.

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  • EDUCATION

    History matters. So why don't students think so?

    • Erica Cervini
    • 06 March 2025

    Despite public fascination with ancestry, true crime, and historical podcasts surging, formal study of history is in free fall. With university departments shrinking and misinformation rising, historians face an urgent question: how do you persuade students—and the public—that history isn’t just interesting, but essential to understanding the present?

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  • INTERNATIONAL

    The escalating crisis in Myanmar

    • Anonymous
    • 20 February 2025

    Myanmar’s military-led turmoil drives millions from their homes, bombs local communities, and keeps democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi behind bars. Once a nation of proud heritage and abundant resources, it now teeters on social and economic collapse. Our deep dive examines an enduring crisis and the determination powering an urgent call for change.

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  • ENVIRONMENT

    Climate change is fuelling teen despair. Here's what to do

    • Jo Skinner
    • 19 February 2025

    As climate disasters escalate, more young people grapple with anxiety, despair, and a deep sense of uncertainty. Finding resilience amid rising global temperatures has become a defining challenge for a generation confronting an increasingly unstable world.

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    Three poets: John Kelly, Isabella G. Mead, Warwick McFadyen

    • 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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