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Our disenchanted universities: Secularisation, bureaucracy and the erosion of value

Universities have fallen prey to forces of secularisation which led to the proliferation of control measures in the form of burgeoning bureaucracies, outcome-based assessments of academic performance, and the dominance of metrics.
Dark external archway of a sandstone university

by: Peter Harrison

opinion

‘Zombie science’: Why discredited racial ideas continue to gain traction in Australia

Debunked ideas don’t stop being dangerous once they’re debunked. They return when conditions make them useful again — especially when people are under pressure and looking for simple explanations.
Demonstration calling for Treaty with First Nations in Victoria

by: Tara-Lyn Camilleri

opinion

The Israel-Hamas conflict has both broken and bound the Jewish world

Now that twenty hostages have been returned to Israel, for the first time in two long years Israelis and Jews everywhere can begin to imagine an end to this nightmare, for Israelis and for Palestinians.
An Israeli woman watches with joy as US President Donald Trump announces a deal to return the hostages

by: Liora Miller

opinion

The hidden history of British war crimes in Palestine

The UK government has belatedly recognised a Palestinian state, but memories of British repression in “mandate Palestine” linger — if the UK is sincere about wanting to foster a peaceful future, it needs to reckon with the past.
British soldiers look on during blasting operations of the houses of Arab inhabitants of mandate Palestine

by: Victor Kattan

opinion

Has the new Archbishop of Canterbury been handed a ticking bomb?

The success of Sarah Mullally may depend on her capacity to engage in symbolic acts that spark the imagination and erode the polemical clichés that plague the Anglican Communion.
Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Dame Sarah Mullally

by: Christopher Brittain

opinion

How to balance public safety and civil liberties?

The large demonstrations on behalf of those suffering in Gaza raise two pressing questions: How do we balance the right to protest with the duty to protect public safety? And who decides when the balance tips too far one way or the other?
Pro-Palestinian protestors hold placards and flags as they march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge

by: Milad Haghani

opinion

Pope Leo XIV’s call for Christians to love the poor

In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi Te”, Pope Leo XIV completes a call to action begun by Pope Francis in the final months of his life — an urgent reminder that there can be no authentic Christianity without love for the poor. 
Pope Leo XIV during a papal audience

by: Sandie Cornish

opinion

Australia is an ethnocracy, but it doesn’t have to be

Australia’s multicultural policies are creaking and in need of repair. While the government has voiced “in principle” support for its own Multicultural Framework Review, it’s time to ensure the principle becomes a guide to implementation.
Australian flags being held up during a demonstration in Adelaide

by: Andrew Jakubowicz

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The Cult of The Saints

As 8-year-old diabetic Elizabeth Struhs lay dying, her parents and members of the Saints cult withheld life-saving insulin, believing God would heal her. Suzanne Smith investigates the manslaughter and community's reaction.
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All Eyes On Big Tech - Maria Ressa

How do we resist the growing influence of Big Tech over our lives? Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa and Australian commentator and influencer, Hannah Ferguson are tackling this question head on. 
All Eyes On Big Tech - Maria Ressa

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The Governor General - One Year On

From the papal funeral to Gallipoli and everything in between: Geraldine Doogue speaks with the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn about the highs and lows of her first year in the role.
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The Day We Saved the Zoo

Inside the fire that almost destroyed the Mogo zoo in coastal NSW, and its precious animal inhabitants. A dramatic tale that poses the ethical question: Is human life more valuable than animal life?
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Sing ye praises

Bach's cantatas on the return of a healed leper, and the thanksgiving Psalm 'Jubilate Deo'.
Jesus is seen his hand upon the head of a kneeling leper as disciples look on
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: Program: For The God Who Sings

Life without money and the possibilities of the gift economy

Imagine living life without money — cutting up your credit card, closing up your bank account, and finding new ways to feed and clothe yourself.
Duration: 54 minutes 3 seconds

Published: Program: Soul Search

Slopaganda

Are you troubled by the way that social media has enabled the spread of propaganda? Well, get ready for slopaganda, which is propaganda that's AI-powered and unprecedented in terms of speed, scale, audience reach and persuasiveness.
A number of silver humanoid robots sitting in a row and typing on laptops
Duration: 35 minutes 55 seconds

Published: Program: Philosopher's Zone

Do war crimes in Palestine by the British almost 100 years ago haunt the tenuous peace in Gaza?

Victor Kattan, former legal adviser to the Palestinian Authority, examines the reality of the Trump plan for Gaza. He also discusses why an almost 100-year-old case of British war crimes in Palestine could haunt events today.
Arab prisoners during the Arab revolt in Palestine in 1938
Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds

Published: Program: The Religion and Ethics Report

Was Jesus a real person?

Only half of all Australians understand Jesus to be a real person who lived at a time and place in history, according to the latest Australian Community Survey.
Crown of Thorns
Duration: 54 minutes 7 seconds

Published: Program: God Forbid

Pope Leo exhorts the wealthy not to hoard

Pope Leo XIV has issued his first major statement since assuming office. In a “papal exhortation” titled I Have Loved You, he echoes Francis’s concern about deepening economic inequality. 
Pope Leo XIV signs his Apostolic Exhortation “Dilexi te”
Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds

Published: Program: The Religion and Ethics Report

Learning to inhabit silence — with Stan Grant

There is no doubt that silence can be a form of cowardice: a refusal to speak up or speak out on behalf of others, an unwillingness to join our voices with theirs lest we be made to bear their punishment.
Close up of a human ear
Duration: 54 minutes 36 seconds

Published: Program: The Minefield

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