Eureka Street

Eureka Street is an Australian magazine with a progressive perspective, focusing on topics related to public affairs, arts, and theology. It was founded in 1991 by Michael Kelly SJ, Morag Fraser, and Adrian Lyons SJ. For 15 years, it was available in print and played a significant role in shaping public opinion. In 2006, it transitioned to an online-only format.

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Not drowning

1 week ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Glen Le Lievre

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.
What the bishops chose not to say

2 weeks 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...
Liberation Day tariffs punish the poor

2 weeks ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Binoy Kampmark

Home Vol 35 No 7 Liberation Day tariffs punish the poor 08 April 2025 What made the application of tariffs across 180 or so countries did not, in of itself, imperil the use of tariffs as a policy tool. Tariffs were used extensively by nation states prior to Trump winning office. Free trade remains one of the great misnomers, even myths, of international economics. What made Trump’s announcement somewhat nonsensical was the use of a supposedly reciprocal tariff formula that saw punishing...
The king of the Cross

2 weeks ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Barry Divola

Well, he has left now. But that’s only because he died in March. And many would say that even though he has shuffled off this mortal coil, his infectious laughter and cutting asides will linger on as long as the building is standing. He’s as much a part of that place as the walls and ceiling. You didn’t go to Piccolo Bar back in the day expecting fine cuisine. Or even a great coffee. You went there for Vito.
The quiet crisis in childhood vaccination

3 weeks ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Jo Skinner

However, it is Dr Edward Jenner who is regarded as the pioneer of vaccination when he realised that people infected with cowpox were immune to smallpox. In 1796, he famously inoculated an-eight-year-old, James Phipps with material from a cowpox sore. Two months later Jenner inoculated James with smallpox. James did not get infected and is considered the first human to be vaccinated.
Trumpland abroad: The foreign policy of a deal-maker

3 weeks ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Binoy Kampmark

The answer, in short, is that no one quite knows where the next turn, jolt or manoeuvre will come from. But if one were to identify a geopolitical brand in Trumpland, it can only be understood as a projection of domestic politics, personal engagement, ringed by an emphasis on go-it-alone initiative. Trump remains consistent with the pattern of US history that prefers, at points, muscular, if brutish unilateralism over collaborative, collective engagement.
The band that could-a-been

4 weeks ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Barry Divola

I remember seeing the band early in their career and being swept up by their sound – the angular jangle of the Flying Nun stable (Straitjacket Fits, The Chills); the glorious gloom of certain ’80s UK indie acts (House Of Love, The Auteurs); the sinew and swagger of ’90s US alternative bands such as Buffalo Tom and Afghan Whigs. But at the same time, they were something totally their own, in no small measure because of William Arthur’s poetic songwriting and passionate delivery.
Europe prepares for war

1 month ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Binoy Kampmark

The detail on this is thin, but von der Leyen claims that EUR 650 billion of ‘fiscal space’ could be created were EU countries to increase defence spending by 1.5 per cent of GDP. A further EUR 150 billion of loans will be made available to member states under Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). This funding is intended for air and missile defence, artillery, missiles, armed drones and anti-drone systems, and cyber security.
Synodality and the federal election: What should the bishops say?

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

Home Vol 35 No 6 Synodality and the federal election: What should the bishops say?
Cyclone Alfred exposed a health system in disrepair

1 month ago | eurekastreet.com.au | Jo Skinner

I pulled the pin on work when Alfred’s arrival became imminent and waited at home with my family, our emergency plans in place. When Alfred reached the suburbs, the streets were soon awash, with trees felled by wind and power cut to 300,000 homes. We got off lightly — no power and no internet for two days. Others waited a week or more for power to be restored, while many lost their homes and personal possessions. It was back to business as usual the following week.