Religion

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Business & Economics

Losing our religion

Australians are rapidly dropping their religious affiliation. Even among those who are religious, the importance of their faith is relatively low, the HILDA Survey finds

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Health & Medicine

Gaining clarity on the ethical issues of a possible COVID-19 vaccine

Given the implications for potential take-up of a COVID-19 vaccine, it’s important to unpack religious as well as the general ethical concerns from using human cell lines

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Politics & Society

Six things you should know about the Indonesian elections

The upcoming Indonesian elections will be the single largest election day in the world as up to 193 million Indonesians vote for a president, vice president and legislatures across the country

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Politics & Society

Religious freedom: One right among many

The tension between important and serious rights like religious freedom and equality reflects the need for an Australian bill of rights

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Politics & Society

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Q&A

Q&A: What happens after the ‘yes’

The Australian public has voted ‘Yes” to allow same sex marriage, but what happens next?

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Politics & Society

Same sex marriage, religious freedom and the law

As Australians vote in the same sex marriage survey, the national debate has focused on anxiety over whether religious freedom could be negatively affected. So what exactly does discrimination law say on the issue?

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Health & Medicine

The woman who changed the lives of millions

How doctor and nun Mary Glowrey was ahead of her time in expanding healthcare in India, putting her on the path to possible sainthood

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Business & Economics

Taking a clear-eyed look at terrorism

Seeing Islamic terrorism as a transnational ideological movement, rather than focussing on individual attacks, will help the West better respond to the threat

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Environment

Even fires rest on Sunday

Fires aren’t meant to abide by the working week, but new research suggests they do - and (surprise) it’s because of us.

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