Is Pine Gap for arms control, or the US fighting machine?
Brian Toohey. Labor governments surrendered Australian sovereignty by agreeing in 2008 to renew the lease on North West Cape without any conditions on how...
‘Nuclear energy is never profitable’. New study slams nuclear power business case.
Michael Mazengarb. 29 July 2019 A new study of the economics of nuclear power has found it has never been financially viable, that most...
Does guilt about historical anti-semitism keep Christians silent on Palestine?
Jessica Morrison. Inspired by my grandmother’s delight in visiting the Holy Land, I too made a pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine eight years ago....
Pope Francis and Grand Imam firmly denounce violence in the name of God.
Bruce Duncan. Shocked by savage attacks on Muslims by a radicalised Australian in New Zealand, of all places, and on Christians and other Sri...
Uniting against terrorism: Pope Francis & Muslim leaders in Abu Dhabi.
Bruce Duncan. Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a high priority, as he is acutely aware that the scourge of war and displacement...
Want a safer world for your children? Teach them about diverse religions and worldviews.
Anna Halafoff Deakin University, Andrew Singleton Deakin UniversityGary D Bouma Monash University, Mary Lou Rasmussen Australian National University. Around 80% of secondary school students...
Pope Francis in Morocco: building bridges, not walls.
Bruce Duncan. The appalling massacre in March of so many Muslim people in New Zealand’s Christchurch has shocked our countries deeply, and illustrated how...
Earth@Peace. How to secure ‘just & ecologically sustainable peace’.
23-24 April 2019 9am-5:30pm and from 7:30pm. Pilgrim Theological College Melbourne29 College Crescent Parkville Melbourne $100 per day, $70 concession/student, $135 professional development (with certificate)....
What can Australia do to help build a world at peace with itself?
Allan Patience. Within this question is an assumption (which is all too plausible) that Australia has done – and still does – very little...
Revelations about Australia and the Iraq war.
James O’Neill. A new ABC report, quoting from a previously classified document, reveals that the Australian government decided in early 2002 to join the...
Can religions help avert wars provoked by climate change?
Bruce Duncan. A new arms race is looming as the United States, Russia, and China continue to modernise their weapons systems, including tactical nuclear...