Folau is Off to Court – the Legal Issues
Reading Time: 5 minutes An outline of the the legal situation in Folau’s action against Rugby Australia, and the most relevant sections of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
Monthly Archive: June 2019
No Regret if Choices are Not Intrinsically Right or Wrong
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a belief that, when we have a choice to make, there is only one correct decision. Being convinced that it is within our control to make choices that will always prove right, we regret making choices that do not, at some stage, prove to be right.
On the other hand, we can accept that it can never be guaranteed that a choice will prove to be what we want and need. In doing so we will be more likely to not see a choice that is no longer working, as an opportunity to see what it was that stopped it being right, or as a recognition that our needs or circumstances have changed. Dare I say “I wish I had taken this on board many years ago”.
Yesterday
Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Yesterday’ is a light hearted, musically brilliant, albeit with a plot that should not be scrutinised too closely. It is very well cast and believably acted. A fun movie for the family, and especially those who remember or like Beatles music.
Religious Freedom Applies to All Religious Beliefs
Reading Time: 2 minutes The merits of a religious belief have nothing to do with the question of religious freedom.
The law has to treat ALL religious beliefs with the same respect.
Black Mirror
Reading Time: 4 minutes Black Mirror is confronting, disturbing and thought-provoking, but unquestionably entertaining, television of the highest calibre.
Killing Eve (Series 2)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Series 2 is simply a different show to Series 1. It is no longer a tightly scripted psychological thriller. It has broadened its scope and expanded its focus to encompass the supporting characters. While lacking some of the first series’ focused suspense, and foreboding, the second series is still a cut above most other offerings, and undoubtedly worth watching.
An Ordinary Woman
Reading Time: 3 minutes An Ordinary Woman tells the story of Marina, a 39 year old working mother who lives in Moscow. She appears to be an ordinary, if somewhat privileged, woman. However, the image of Marina, the ordinary woman, soon develops cracks. Most significantly, we discover that the flower shop is used by Marina to launder money she earns from running an online prostitution service. When one of her prostitutes is murdered, Marina’s life begins to unravel. The series also introduces a list of other family or more ordinary problems and issues. These enrich the series, creating a multilayered story line, and serve to keep the overall story grounded in ordinary issues amidst extraordinary developments. Like Marina, this series is anything but ordinary
An Own Goal in the Pell Appeal Hearing
Reading Time: 3 minutes If Pell succeeds in his appeal, he will do so, thanks in part, to the bumbling performance by Chris Bryce S.C.
A Rational Debate of the Freedom of Religious Belief?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Unless we clarify and agree on what it is that we’re discussing, we run the risk of replicating populists’ irrational and dishonest discourse. This means, not allowing facts to stand in the way of your views, by pretending that they’re not there or creating your own alternative facts. You may also pretend that words don’t mean what they mean to most people but rather what you conveniently chose them to mean. Our debate needs to acknowledge and take into account the full context of exempting religions from compliance with a law that seeks to protect others from their harassment and discrimination.