To refuse to vote in the face of basic moral choices is to refuse to live in history, and the necessary and inevitable ambiguity of life in the earthly city. More
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The problem is not that Labor is being politically hypocritical. It is that they have bought in to the same brutal logic of deterrence that has dominated asylum seeker policy since 2001, but have done so in the name of "compassionate" politics. When it comes to asylum seekers, Labor have shown themselves to be little more than political thugs in humanitarian drag. More
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Counterpoint 5 Nov 2012
In his new book R Jay Magill Jr asks what do John Calvin, Sarah Palin, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Bon Iver have in common? The answer,… More
Saturday Breakfast RN 3 Nov 2012
Tim Soutphommasane is a very proud first generation Australian, the son of Lao immigrants to Australia in the early 80s, and a man wh… More
ABC Sydney 2 Nov 2012
Mark Colvin - in the 2012 Andrew Olle media lecture - explains why we need to do everything possible to preserve good journalism. More
RN Religion Ethics Report 24 Oct 2012
Another Catholic diocese in the United States, Miami, in the crucial swing state of Florida, the Obama administration over its health… More
RN Religion Ethics Report 31 Oct 2012
The latest opinion polls at the authoritative website point to a close result in next Tuesdays presidential election. So if youre Mit… More
RN Religion Ethics Report 31 Oct 2012
Hurricane Sandy has cut a swath through the north-east of the United States. Its helped focus attention not only on the role of gover… More
7.30 5 Nov 2012
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama compete in a close race of US President, just how much do we know about the Republican candidate? More
7.30 5 Nov 2012
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama compete in a close race of US President, just how much do we know about the Republican candidate? More
7.30 1 Nov 2012
Various changes in positions have allowed the Federal Government to introduce its poker machine legislation into the lower house, but how are the players and how did we get here? More
Lateline 31 Oct 2012
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen discusses legislation to excise the Australian mainland from the migration zone to step the flow of asylum seeker boats. More
