Hicks case is not a black and white matter

Neither the Pentagon nor the human rights lobby come out looking credible in this story. David Hicks is now in an Australian prison, having pleaded guilty to assisting terrorists. But the Hicks saga will remain a contested issue in Australia's struggle against Islamist terrorism ... more.

The Australian - 23 May 2007

A drive for global domination has put us in greater danger

Moral authority, which is our greatest source of strength, has been recklessly put at risk by this wilful president. The pursuit of "dominance" in foreign policy led the Bush administration to ignore the UN, to do serious damage to our most important alliances ... more.

The Guardian - 24 May 2007

The bikini: a feminist issue

Turkey's ban on posters showing women in two-pieces will not stop its emancipated women dressing however they please. A brief history of the Turkish bikini: nice respectable teenage girls were wearing them in the resorts around Istanbul and Izmir as far back as the 1960s ... more.

The Guardian - 23 May 2007

Grief expert slams Big Brother

An expert on grief and bereavement has said Big Brother housemate Emma should be informed of her father's death, despite the deceased's request not to tell her ... more.

The Sydney Morning Herald - 25 May 2007

Blame the High Court not the pollies for partisan ads

Between now and the federal election, voters will be swamped with advertising on behalf of the Howard Government and paid for by taxpayers up until the formal declaration of the election ... more.

The Age - 24 May 2007

Zero tolerance drugs policies too easily abandon the user

Governments should follow the approach taken by the AFL. You know it's an election year when senior government ministers start beating the drums on law and order ... more.

The Age - 23 May 2007

See the light and use less of it

I'm not obsessive, I'm just a parent. We have four teenagers or post-teens. So every time I walk through the house, I have turn off lights burning in empty rooms. Kids these days are so tech-savvy: why they can't work out how to turn off a light? ... more.

The Age - 23 May 2007

After four decades, Aborigines still struggle to be heard

s we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1967 referendum, we should keep a healthy balance between nostalgia and reality. The 1967 referendum was aspirational as it sought to recognise indigenous Australians ... more.

The Age - 22 May 2007

Consent still matters to the nameless dead

Displays of corpses obtained nefariously should be boycotted. The promoters of The Amazing Human Body, which will soon arrive in Melbourne, must be spitting chips. A new exhibition of preserved corpses, Discover the Human Body, arrived first ... more.

The Age - 8 May 2007

Leaders close the gap

Westpac again tops Australia's Corporate Responsibility Index, published today in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, however, other companies including competitor ANZ are gaining ground ... more.

The Sydney Morning Herald - 14 May 2007

Visit the Corporate Responsibility Index website to learn more. The Index is a project of St James Ethics Centre.

The dangers of crying Wolfowitz

In the heated discussion of the scandal leading to Paul Wolfowitz�s resignation as World Bank chief the true victims of the affair were rarely mentioned: the poorest people of the world. ... more.

Spiked Online - 23 May 2007

Is it ethical to buy a house?

I find myself in something of an ethical bind. On the one hand, I know that the environment will suffer if we build too many new houses, and believe me that is the very last thing I want. On the other hand, the thing that I want more than anything is to get on the housing ladder ... more.

Spiked Online - 18 May 2007

Ireland's cruel and unusual abortion law

The Irish authorities' attempt to stop a 17-year-old whose fetus had no head from travelling abroad for an abortion could be a tipping point. It astonishes how the authorities in Ireland pick their battles over abortion ... more.

Spiked Online - 16 May 2007