Study finds lengthy detention harms asylum seekers
Not only is prolonged detention of asylum seekers morally objectionable, it is causing long-term damage to the mental health of people seeking protection in...
No apologies for Howard’s unjust war.
With no hint of regret or apology, former Prime Minister John Howard has defended his decision to join the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In...
Politics, Religion & Election Issues
Professor John Warhurst spoke to SPC on 4 August 2010 about religion and politics in Australian federal elections, including church lobbying, relations with parties and...
Australia’s relationship with China: prospects and perils
As Australia’s prosperity becomes more closely tied into China with values so different from ours, the question of our responsibilities and opportunities looms large....
Churches set to clash with government over industrial changes
by Bruce Duncan, OnlineCatholics, Issue 78, 16 November 2005. Recent comments by Prime Minister Howard that there was no Christian or Catholic view on...
Catholic efforts to combat unemployment
by Bruce Duncan CSsR Source: The Australasian Catholic Record (January 2004), pp. 17 – 31. Republished with permission. This paper considers how the Catholic...
A Culture of Gambling
Dr Paul Rule here considers the interaction between culture, ethnicity and religion, with special reference to Chinese and Aboriginal people in the Australian community....
Common Wealth for the Common Good. A Statement on the Distribution of Wealth in Australia
by Bruce Duncan, Eureka Street (November 1992), 32-33, 35. In the middle of one of Australia’s most severe economic recessions in 60 years, the...