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ARTS AND CULTURE

Books, screens, and holiday dreams
- Juliette Hughes
- 18 December 2024
In a year defined by uneven cultural offerings, books stood tall while cinema faltered and television treaded water. From Alexander Armstrong’s enchanting Evenfall to Patricia Briggs’ mystical Winter Lost, the literary landscape offered gems aplenty. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Mary proved a thunderous flop, and Barbie charmed in pink. Let the debates begin.
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INFORMATION

Christmas raffle winners announced
- Staff
- 18 December 2024
Society of Jesus in Victoria–Jesuit Communications Christmas Raffle 2024. Raffle drawn on Wednesday 11 December 2024. All winners have been notified. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone for your support.
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INTERNATIONAL

Friendship in freefall: Unpacking a crisis of civic disconnection
- David Halliday
- 13 December 2024
In 2024, a fifth of Americans reported having no close friends, and the number is growing, especially among those without college degrees. So what are the societal structures behind this crisis in loneliness, and how we can rebuild meaningful connections?
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AUSTRALIA

How the male crisis is killing women
- Sarah Klenbort
- 10 December 2024
From playground shrugs to a growing male crisis, outdated ideas about masculinity fuel violence, isolation, and despair. Addressing these challenges starts with how we raise boys — teaching compassion, accountability, and the courage to truly connect.
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INTERNATIONAL

What's it like being Donald Trump?
- Mark Beeson
- 28 November 2024
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What does Donald Trump’s improbable return to the White House have to do with the mysteries of consciousness? Quite a lot, actually. From the psychology of a man shaped by relentless egotism to the social dynamics of his base, we scrabble for insights into what a Trump second term could mean for our fractured world.
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ENVIRONMENT

How Laudato Si’ inspired a global movement for sufficiency
- David Ness
- 28 November 2024
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As the climate crisis deepens, there's an urgent need for a global shift toward fairness, equity, and living well within our planet’s limits. Drawing from Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’, sufficiency thinking offers a critical, overlooked pathway to global equity and sustainability.
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ENVIRONMENT

On worldbuilding
- Michael McVeigh
- 28 November 2024
Following an underwhelming COP29 climate summit, many are grappling with a collective climate despair in light of sobering news that the 1.5-degree warming target is no longer achievable. How should we confront such a reality while working to build a better, more sustainable world with a sense of hope?
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AUSTRALIA

Could re-thinking charities solve the cost-of-living crisis?
- Joe Zabar
- 28 November 2024
As cost-of-living pressures weigh heavily on Australians, could mission-driven organisations like charities and not-for-profits disrupt markets by prioritising people over profit? Empowering these organisations to compete in key markets may result in more equitable systems that address community needs.
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AUSTRALIA

What happened to the Greens?
- Erica Cervini
- 25 November 2024
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Once seen as the champions of climate action and progressive politics, the Greens are now grappling with internal chaos, falling poll numbers, and a disillusioned voter base. From controversies over identity politics to disputes about housing and Middle East policies, the party is facing a critical question: What do they stand for today?
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AUSTRALIA

The spirituality of KFC
- Michael McGirr
- 22 November 2024
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There’s this other place that is neither heaven nor earth but which you might find in the car park of the third busiest KFC in Melbourne, waiting for your son to finish his shift. A bin beside the car is overflowing with all the packaging that comes with fast food, not to mention the remains of poor dead chooks whose life it is hard to imagine.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The Booker Prize and why it matters
- Gillian Bouras
- 12 November 2024
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As the Booker Prize winner is announced, the perennial questions resurface: What does winning truly mean for writers — and for readers? As public values shift, literary prizes ignite fierce debate about artistic merit, cultural relevance, and the commercial impact of awards. Can a prize still shape the future of fiction?
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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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Keywords: Win