The author expresses outrage over the Catholic Church's ability to avoid liability for sexual abuse committed by its clergy. They call for legal action to close the loophole that allows this to happen and commend the work of organizations like The Loop Australia in addressing drug use among young people.
” . In 2018, the Australian Catholic Church abandoned the Ellis defence following the royal commission recommendations. How can church authorities justify continuing to exploit this loophole? I’d hoped that churches had moved beyond the time when their policies were driven by lawyers and insurance advisers rather than accepting responsibility for its priests’ criminal offences.
But Australia, what a damning indictment of our collective values and ethos in shaping youth identity from The Loop’s Cam Francis: “Our whole culture is an alcohol binge culture, and people tend to just apply that to drugs ... they don’t understand how risks increase exponentially.” I vote The Loop culture leaders and change makers of the year.
It was such a good read that I decided to add to my New Year resolution list: to ignore my unconscious bias and read opinion pieces written by former politicians.Once again Melbourne has shown it is the nation’s sporting capital. Of course the MCG’s Boxing Day Test’sis also an Australian record, which hasn’t been emphasised enough. When it comes to big events, Melburnians’ passion is unsurpassed.leading with the ball, the bat and the right decision to play out the second innings.
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