Leading climate change researchers have launched a scathing attack on a speech delivered this week by Cardinal George Pell, describing it as “dreadful”, “utter rubbish” and “flawed”., writes Graham Readfearn.
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Human rights: what is Rudd waiting for?
Is the government backing away from introducing a bill of rights? In the absence of any serious negatives, we should expect a human rights act within this parliamentary term, writes Susan Ryan, chair of the Australian Human Rights Group.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: Cardinal Pell’s climate sceptic pals
Cardinal George Pell makes friends with climate sceptics, the SMH’s new A-group, a conspiracy theory about the Bondi caveman, and is Christopher Pyne eying the leadership?
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World Youth Day … the Green Paper … banks and fee-gouging … Jason Falinski … bloggers vs. journalism … Dick Pratt …
WYD: Sydney converted, it’s time to rein-in Spain
It’s not all txt and gospel rap. Scratch the surface of World Youth Day and you find a profound conservatism, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Cardinal Pell’s (white) baby push is environmental madness
Cardinal George Pell’s claim that “no Western country is producing enough babies to keep the population stable” is a pure flight of fancy, writes Charles Berger, Director of Strategic Ideas at ACF.
Spin watch: Pell’s poor PR performance
Cardinal George Pell has made four errors in handling the current sex abuse controversy. The first three are dumb, the fourth is potentially devastating, writes Trevor Cook.
Catholics, s-x and other major events
The World Youth Day is merely one more symptom of the obsession with “major events”, another function of modern politics, writes Bernard Keane.
What’s so wrong with a judiciary dealing with rights?
Unelected judges constitute only the most obvious way by which we give effect to Plato’s idea of the “philosopher monarch”, writes barrister Stephen Keim.
Cardinal Pell throws thank you bash for Howard
Cardinal George Pell, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, held a “thank you” dinner for former Prime Minister John Howard at his official residence at Cathedral House last night, reports Alex Mitchell.
