We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Story by Rosemary Neill, INQUIRER, The Australian, Saturday, August 2, 2025
Rosemary Neill is a senior writer with The Weekend Australian's Review. She has been a feature writer, oped columnist and Inquirer editor for The Australian and has won a Walkley Award for feature writing. She was a dual finalist in the 2018 Walkley Awards and a finalist in the mid-year 2019 Walkleys. Her book, White Out, was shortlisted in the NSW and Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.
‘Gender trumping sex’: …
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There's a good little information / history lesson in the last four minutes of this video regarding Christian misperceptions about Jews and Israel.
Question put to Grok:
“Gender identity” has been added as a protected attribute in some anti discrimination legislation (especially in Australia).
Can you tell me where this theory of “gender identity” came from, and why it is causing so much confusion and conflict in society?
Answer from Grok:
The concept of "gender identity" has become a significant and contentious topic in modern discourse, particularly as it has been incorporated into anti-discrimination legislation in places like …
As I write this, the Israeli assault on Iran is increasingly looking like an attempt at regime change. When the US invaded Iraq in 2003 the targeting of Iraq's state TV was a critical part of the strategy of invasion and occupation. Today, Iran's state TV station was bombed and is currently on fire on many floors.
As of this moment we still don't know if this strike on the TV station was an intentional act by Israel, but in any case this is a major escalation and will have huge consequences …
The slogan of the Republic is "Independence – Freedom – Happiness". This slogan is also known as "Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc" in Vietnamese. As far as as I can make out, the government has come a long way towards turning these initial aspirations into real outcomes over the past 50 years of one-party rule.
I'll do a bit of scene-setting first before I get into the actual nitty-gritty of that epochal military victory as reported by the government.
April 30th, 2025, was big public holiday in …
