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‘The hours have lost their clock’ part 2

HISTORY & PHILOSOPHYJune 4, 2020

by Brian Coman A REFLECTION ON THE MODERN POLITICAL ORDER IN THE WEST PART TWO OF TWO PARTS (You can read Part One here) In the first part of this extended essay, I proposed that a fully secular state could survive in the long term only if it had access to some objective notion of truth. A subjective notion of truth, I argued, must inevitably lead us back to the chaotic, Hobbesian “state of nature”. Historically, both in the Christian West and in most other great civilisations, such an objective notion of truth was delivered by religious belief. Indeed, it…

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A light for life: WA’s Lifehouse

LIFE MARRIAGE & FAMILYJune 4, 2020

In May a new outreach centre for women on the streets opened in East Perth. AFA WA president Warwick D’Silva spoke to one of the organisers, Johanna Banks, about what the Lifehouse is and how it will help women living on the streets. WHAT IS THE LIFEHOUSE? The Lifehouse is a drop-in centre for homeless women which operates in East Perth. At the Lifehouse, women will be able to find a place of shelter, security, friendship and the emotional and spiritual support to find “fullness of life” in a female-only environment. We also provide material assistance in the form of…

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What’s up with conservatism?

POLITICSJune 4, 2020

by Bradley McManus The aims of the conservative movement are going unfulfilled. But, why? It certainly isn’t due to Labor governments. Recent political history shows that the Liberal/National Coalition has won considerable victories: from the election of John Howard’s government to that of Scott Morrison. Howard dominated the late 1990s and early 2000s. The historic election of Tony Abbott was something many politicians and journalists thought impossible. Not only did Abbott become prime minister, he brought down Kevin Rudd, a man many expected to exceed Howard’s record of service. Abbott returned the Coalition to government in 2013 – an extraordinary…

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Doctor deprived of right to practise for his views

HEALTH & EDUCATIONJune 4, 2020

by Terri M. Kelleher Dr Jereth Kok, a young Melbourne GP, has been deprived of his right to practise since August 2019. He had practised for 16 years before he was suspended from practice indefinitely by the Medical Board because of views he had expressed online over a decade on various social matters. His appeal to VCAT was rejected. The Medical Board’s suspension has been devastating for Dr Kok. As well as any effect on his professional standing, he is a sole income earner with a young family to support. What was the “crime” or “offence” that was so bad…

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