Since launching the Thomas More Centre digital newsletter a fortnight ago, TMC executive director Anna Krohn has been busy outlining the importance of fostering “creative minorities” – of building a movement that holds firmly to the unchanging principles of Christian social teaching while adapting itself to the ever-evolving 21st-century landscape. To that end, she has…
This week we are with colleagues on the road in the Victorian regional cities of Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat. At the dinners I am explaining some of the elements of what I like to call the “Thomas More Redux” movement. A few puzzled people have asked, “Why have you started these talks in the country?” Are we…
This week, eyes are on the outcome of the October 2023 referendum on the “Voice to Parliament” and coming to grips with the meaning of the demographics and the voting patterns. There is a temptation to “tidy” the results into polarities. In reality, neither the “yes” or the “no” tell us much about how much…