Three ways Queensland’s assisted dying bill goes too far
The Queensland parliament, like the Victorian parliament four years ago, is committed to legislating for voluntary assisted dying. The bill being considered by the one-chamber ... Read More
Signs of hope in a thinking Church
IN his book Superpower: Australia's low carbon opportunity, the leading economist Ross Garnaut writes: “The most rigorous, comprehensive and influential treatment of the ethics of ... Read More
The power and obligation to raise our voices.
“Our God is with us as we witness the policeman’s knee on George Floyd’s neck as he pleads, ‘I can’t breathe’”. So writes Fr Frank ... Read More
My first Mother’s Day without Mum
Bringing home nine day old Frank from hospital in March 1954. Not all mothers are perfect. But in a broken world, we give thanks for ... Read More
Lessons Learned from Pell’s Sad Saga of Suffering
Two weeks before Cardinal George Pell faced the jury of his 12 fellow citizens who convicted him of vile sexual assaults on two choir boys, ... Read More