I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict suffering on people who have already been traumatised in the countries from which they've fled.

Quote by Hugh Mackay

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One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12...

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12...

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it...

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it...

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to...

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to...

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

Recounting their histories, people often sound like interested bystanders to their own lives.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive...

The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive...

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the...

But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the...

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to...

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to...

I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for...

I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for...

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined...

Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined...

So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing...

So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing...