In many ways, Francis was the Catholic Church’s version of Trump
Though undoubtedly a genuine man of God with an inspiring love of the marginalised, Francis was a Great Disrupter. His legacy is a divided Church.
Though undoubtedly a genuine man of God with an inspiring love of the marginalised, Francis was a Great Disrupter. His legacy is a divided Church.
It’s still too little, too late and shrouded in the most cack-handed amateurism in delivery, messaging and substance you could possibly imagine.
Peter Dutton will unveil his Defence plan today, pledging to pump at least $21bn more than Labor over five years, lifting military spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 and vowing to meet the Trump administration’s 3pc target within a decade.
We’ve been humiliated by China, publicly mocked for our military impotence by Russia, and told by the US to increase defence spending. Our response? Absolutely nothing.
In a sense, the Pope died as he lived, and perhaps as he would have chosen, with his boots on, at work, in the fields of Christendom.
Resurrection, heaven, and even the most unpopular doctrine, hell, are essential to the elevated Christian vision of human dignity.
Labor are making blind assurances on Russia and Indonesia that there’s nothing to see here. Don’t be fooled, don’t be reassured.
Anthony Albanese has declared he has ‘no reason not to’ trust Chinese President Xi Jinping, while Peter Dutton has reserved his judgement on Donald Trump, claiming he ‘doesn’t know’ the US President.
Australians will remember Richard Armitage mainly from his days as deputy secretary of state under George W. Bush. Under Bush and John Howard, the US-Australia alliance reached a level of intimacy never matched before, or since.
Here are two once proud teams playing the worst game ever seen to decide the wooden spoon.
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