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May 2025

What gives you the right to an opinion?
IAN ROBINSON writes on where ‘opinion’ fits between matters of ‘fact’ and matters of ‘taste’, and considers the question of whether everyone is entitled…
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Faith in the firing line: Evidence shows military service turns people off religion
PHILLIP HOGLIN writes that Census data show lower religious affiliation levels among military veterans than those who have never served and those who…
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Religion as a way of seeing the world
PAUL MONK critiques John Cottingham’s and other religious apologists’ attacks on the scientific approach to understanding the world.
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Staying woke
ELIZABETH DANGERFIELD writes on the attack on 'woke-ness', and explores the importance of being 'woke' in black American history.
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April 2025

It’s for good reason that religion is in retreat
PAUL MONK writes about the debate over whether the West needs a religious revival.
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A veteran’s view of Anzac Day
Army veteran GRANT PALMER writes about the impact on veterans of the imposition of Christian acts of worship in Anzac Day commemorations.
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The electoral opportunity in our housing affordability crisis
DAVID JAMES writes about the political opportunity for any party or movement that wants to get serious about addressing Australia’s high property…
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March 2025

The decisions we make
ELIZABETH DANGERFIELD writes about decision-making and why humans rarely choose to do what is good for them.
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Having secular government spaces helps us respect religious differences
COUNCILLOR HEATHER CHAMPION argues the case for keeping prayers out of formal government meetings.
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As Christian nationalism’s new figurehead, Trump inspires Australia’s extremes
CLARE HEATH-McIVOR writes on the rise of the Christian nationalist threat under the Trump administration and how it inspires the religious right in…
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February 2025

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