After a long battle by democracy campaigners, the Restoration of Territory Rights Bill 2022 has passed, opening the way for the territories to pass voluntary assisted dying laws. Suzanne James reports.
The struggle between direct practicality and abstract intellectual benefit is a constant feature of Australian culture, and holds particular prominence in the…
This article (from Honi Soit) has been making the rounds on social media; I asked one of the protagonists in these events, philosopher Michael Devitt (now at the CUNY Graduate Center) for his take on the article. He kindly gave.
Regardless of the actual utility of philosophy, there is no question that the discipline is often criticised for lacking practical relevance. As a second-year…
With the state still reeling from a deadly weather disaster, Blind Freddie can see that Environment Minister James Griffin must urgently shirt-front his shortsighted colleague.