John Warhurst

2 weeks ago | eurekastreet.com.au | John Warhurst

It is helpful to compare the two. They have more in common than light-hearted references to the Liberal ‘conclave’ to select their new leader might suggest. For all their differences the situations they find themselves in contain similar elements. They are both under pressure to survive and prosper in this country. The church’s problems are well-known, while the Liberals have just been on the wrong end of a landslide defeat.

1 month ago | eurekastreet.com.au | John Warhurst

SUPPORT RESPECTFUL CONVERSATIONS IN A TIME OF DIVISIONWe need no reminding of the depth of the division that exists in our Australian community. It's there every time we go online, turn on the TV, open the newspaper.  Our politics is focused on point-scoring, personalities, and name-calling across party lines. The media, for the most part, don't help, driven by the 24-hour news cycle and the pursuit of advertising dollars into a frenzy of click-bait and shallow sensationalism.

1 month ago | eurekastreet.com.au | John Warhurst

The unfinished ‘religion and politics’ business from the 2022 federal election was the matter of religious discrimination. Then–Prime Minister Scott Morrison was unable to achieve parliamentary reconciliation between the competing claims of faith-based schools and minority groups such as LGBTQIA+ students and teachers.

1 month ago | johnmenadue.com | John Warhurst

We still cannot feel confident in predicting the outcome of this 2025 election. But what we can confidently say is that it has been a quite remarkable campaign, shaped by external events in unpredictable ways. This has been quite a remarkable election campaign whatever the outcome. That stands out. I can trace its unpredictability by looking at my speaking notes since last December on the local Canberra community speaking circuit.

1 month ago | eurekastreet.com.au | John Warhurst

Home Vol 35 No 7 What the bishops chose not to say 10 April 2025 Issued under the title “Called to Bring Hope in the Year of Jubilee” the statement references the coincidence of the election with the Holy Year of Jubilee, themed ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. It was produced under the banner of the Bishops Commission for Life, Family and Public Engagement, chaired by the Archbishop of Melbourne. It has some strengths. For instance, the theme of ‘hope’, though underdeveloped in this document, is...