Australian Cricket – All Balls but No Brain – What Were You Thinking?

By: Sam Chan

So … the Australian cricket team has been caught cheating. Tampering with the ball – with yellow (what were you thinking?) sandpaper – so that the ball swings in the air, making it unplayable for the South African batsmen. Read more

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Recognising and Changing Race Stereotyping

By: Anne Rinaudo

The National Geographic Magazine is laying bare their record of misunderstanding race. The iconic magazine has commissioned an unflinching special report into its representations of race over the years. Read more

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Slavery Couldn’t Silence Christian Music

By: Anne Rinaudo

The black American experience of slavery is a key factor in the development of popular music. African slaves in America’s southern states were subject to incalculable injustice and oppression. However, that shameful period in history was the source of many music genres. Read more

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Faith & Tenacity – Eloise Wellings on Track for Gold Coast Games

By: Clare Bruce

When Eloise Wellings takes off from the starting line at the Games on the Gold Coast, she won’t just be propelled by her 20 years of experience and training. Read more

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Is Our Prison System Working? Why Should we be Concerned?

By: Anne Rinaudo

Discussion of crime and punishment inevitably gets heated. Some people want to take a hard line ‘prison is for punishment’ approach while others see merit in addressing the social circumstances and personal difficulties that got people behind bars. Read more

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How Do We Explain?

By: Rodney Olsen

Looking across a couple of news websites I’ve seen a common theme.

“How do I explain this to my 10-year-old son?”

“I was ashamed to explain to my nine-year-old son that we had planned to cheat.” Read more

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Modern Slavery’s Alive in Australia—But a Government Crackdown is On the Way

By: Clare Bruce

You’d be shocked to learn how much modern-day slavery is going on in Australia. Read more

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The More Empowered Women are, the Less Likely they’ll Work in Science & Tech

By: Clare Bruce

In nations like Australia, money is spent and programs are launched to try and close the gender gap in male-dominated industries, like science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Read more

Why Jesus Isn't the Solution to School Shootings

By: Jennie Scott

Grief has swept my nation, and my own heart is still tender.

Weeks ago, a teenager not much older than the students I taught massacred 17 people by shooting them in cold blood.

Then he got a snack at McDonald’s. Read more