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Issues facing young Australians
In November 2010 Mission Australia published its ninth consecutive annual survey of young Australians, the largest of its kind in Australia with over...
Revitalising the essence of democracy
The ongoing health of our democracy relies on authentic individuals who seek public office in good faith, genuine parliamentary debate and...
Australia’s real problem is population ageing
As debate on population growth loomed over the recent federal election and public consciousness, it is surprising that another big demographic...
Why I volunteered
Kate Lark volunteered for the ethics complement to scripture pilot project because she wanted to contribute to her son’s school. Living Ethics...
Ten myths about the ethics complement to scripture
There has been much discussion in the media about the ethics complement to scripture pilot program. Teresa Russell tackles some of the myths. Myth 1...
Ethics in schools
In the past few months, St James Ethics Centre and the NSW Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations have begun to roll out a pilot program...
Xenophobic tail wags dog
The shrill nature of the latest debate on asylum seekers showcased Australia as a mean-spirited and shallow-thinking country, writes Chris Rau. Both...
Abolition of slavery debate replayed as emissions trading scheme toppled in the house
On 13 August 2009, the Senate defeated the Government’s legislation to establish an emissions trading scheme. Prior to the parliamentary debate...
Rural and indigenous communities
I wonder if the architects of the Federal budget thought much about its power to signal information about who and what is really valued in Australia...
Winning power at what cost?
One of the wonders of our democracy is that it regularly allows for the transfer of power without bloodshed. This is an extraordinary achievement....
The ethics of informal voting
With a Federal election just around the corner it won’t be long before we are all rolling up to the polling places of the land to cast our vote...
Public power for the public good
The series of transactions in which public assets were sold to entities in which the NSW minister Joe Tripodi had a beneficial interest raises...
Keeping themselves honest
One of the real surprises of the recent Federal election was the election of enough Liberal and National Party Senators to give the Government...
Truth in government
Within hours of Australia's Federal Election campaign being called, the Prime Minister, Mr Howard and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Latham, had...
Keys to the kingdom open the coalition to temptation
The great nineteenth century British liberal, Lord Acton, famously observed that: all power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to corrupt...
Thoughts on compulsory voting
While it is compulsory for all Australian citizens over the age of eighteen to vote, I imagine the vast majority of people experience this formal...
'Fightback' - some tentative thoughts along the lines of a critique
Introduction Arguments about the merits of the 'Fightback' proposals can be deployed at a number of levels. The purpose of this symposium has been to...
Australia: a decent country?
The former Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Sabam Siagian, is a collector of maps. One of those that he used to display in his residence in...
Firearms control
When John Howard lent support to the campaign to establish a national regime for the control of firearms, he demonstrated the good that can be done...
Power in politics
The great nineteenth century British liberal, Lord Acton, famously observed that "all power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to...
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