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Wisdom, truth, and joy

Wisdom, truth, and joy

In Zoroaster’s thought, the human being is not passive or bound by fate, but a conscious and responsible agent who shares in the destiny of the world through personal choice. He is among the earliest thinkers to speak clearly of moral free will. In the Gathas, one of the sections of the Avesta with a tradition said to reach back more than 8,000 years, ...
Ignoring Local Muslim Concerns: Mukhlis Mah on the Heckling of the PM at Lakemba Mosque

Ignoring Local Muslim Concerns: Mukhlis Mah on the Heckling of the PM at Lakemba Mosque

Despite it being announced the night prior that they would be in attendance, when prime minister Anthony Albanese and home affairs minister Tony Burke turned up at Lakemba Mosque during the end of Ramadan Eid celebration last Friday, 20 March 2026, a significant number of worshippers decried their attendance at the event, claiming their political ...
What did I miss?

What did I miss?

This week turned out to be an Albanese Method™ masterclass. If there’s one superpower our Prime Minister possesses, it’s the god-like ability to set the house on fire, then burst through the smoke wearing a cape, yelling: ‘I’m here to save you!’ Meanwhile, the rest of us cough up billions in taxes to fund his superhero cape and the Uber that dropped ...
Australia Bans Entry to Iranian Visa Holders Who Are Fleeing the Illegal War 

Australia Bans Entry to Iranian Visa Holders Who Are Fleeing the Illegal War 

The US and Israel began their war of aggression on Iran on 28 February 2026, based on the pretext of saving the Iranian people from the tyranny of their government. Australia was the first nation to extol the virtues of this mission, yet then it promptly passed laws allowing it to impose a ban on 7,000-odd Iranians with valid visas from entering this ...

Wisdom, truth, and joy

Wisdom, truth, and joy
In Zoroaster’s thought, the human being is not passive or bound by fate, but a conscious and responsible agent who shares in the destiny of the world through personal choice. He is among the earliest thinkers to speak clearly of moral free will. In the Gathas, one of the sections of the Avesta with a tradition said to reach back more than 8,000 years, ...

Ignoring Local Muslim Concerns: Mukhlis Mah on the Heckling of the PM at Lakemba Mosque

Ignoring Local Muslim Concerns: Mukhlis Mah on the Heckling of the PM at Lakemba Mosque
Despite it being announced the night prior that they would be in attendance, when prime minister Anthony Albanese and home affairs minister Tony Burke turned up at Lakemba Mosque during the end of Ramadan Eid celebration last Friday, 20 March 2026, a significant number of worshippers decried their attendance at the event, claiming their political ...

What did I miss?

What did I miss?
This week turned out to be an Albanese Method™ masterclass. If there’s one superpower our Prime Minister possesses, it’s the god-like ability to set the house on fire, then burst through the smoke wearing a cape, yelling: ‘I’m here to save you!’ Meanwhile, the rest of us cough up billions in taxes to fund his superhero cape and the Uber that dropped ...

Australia Bans Entry to Iranian Visa Holders Who Are Fleeing the Illegal War 

Australia Bans Entry to Iranian Visa Holders Who Are Fleeing the Illegal War 
The US and Israel began their war of aggression on Iran on 28 February 2026, based on the pretext of saving the Iranian people from the tyranny of their government. Australia was the first nation to extol the virtues of this mission, yet then it promptly passed laws allowing it to impose a ban on 7,000-odd Iranians with valid visas from entering this ...