There’s no clear need for Peter Dutton’s new bill excluding citizens from Australia
If the bill is passed, Peter Dutton will have the authority to
prevent an Australian citizen from re-entering Australia from overseas. Sam Mooy/ AAP
Friday, the government introduced a bill into Parliament that, if passed,...
We need human oversight of machine decisions to stop robo-debt drama
One former member of Australia’s government review tribunal
has described robo-debt as a form of ‘extortion’. Shutterstock
Federal MP Amanda Rishworth raised concerns over the weekend that Australia could be headed for another...
Japan resumes commercial whaling – researchers on how the world should respond
The first whale to be taken from Japan’s waters since the country
resumed commercial whaling, July 1 2019. © EIAimage
Japan recently left the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and has now caught the first whale in its waters since...
Choir of Hard Knocks Announces New Co-Artistic Directors
Melbourne Street Choir Inc. is very excited to announce the appointment of Danielle Matthews and Adam Przewlocki as Co-Artistic Directors to lead the Choir of Hard Knocks in the future.
After 13 years at the...
5 things to know about the traditional Christian doctrine of hell
Luca Signorelli, The Damned Cast into Hell, 1499-1504, a,
fresco in Orvieto Cathedral, Italy. Wikimedia Commons
Martyn Iles, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, dodged the question this week when asked by Lisa...
Peter Dutton is whipping up fear on the medevac law, but it defies logic...
The medevac law was passed to streamline the process for emergency
medical evacuation of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru. Thirty-one people
have been transferred since its passage. Refugee Action Coalition
With all the hyperbole about...
Loud, obnoxious and at times racist: the sordid history of AFL barracking
The AFL quickly retreated on its deployment of Behavioural
Awareness fficers to monitor unruly fans. But who should be making sure spectators don’t
get out of control? Rob Blakers/AAP
In 1890, a columnist...
THECHO!R Takes Us To The World in support of St Vincent’s Foundation
Celebrating their tenth anniversary of fantastic music making, THECHO!R presents Take Me To The World on Sunday 23 June at 3pm in the beautiful and historic Collingwood Town Hall. This spectacular concert seeks to raise funds for St Vincent’s Foundation.
THECHO!R’s Founding Artistic...
Event Bookings Closing Soon | Meet the CEO
"Getting media exposure can prove to be a huge boost for your business. But with so many others also doing what you do, why would a journalist choose to speak to you, and not...
Inducing consumer paralysis: how retailers bury customers in an avalanche of choice
Three decades of behavioural experiments show consumers given too
many choices are more likely to make a bad or no choice. www.shutterstock.com
Do you think you are paying more than you should for energy,...
