God Forbid
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How can media gain back lost trust?
October 2, 2026 · 55 minThe world has trust issues with its media. Three in five Australians trust TV and radio news, and what's in the newspapers. But in North America it is fewer than three in ten. Are we doing something better here, OR are we just a decade…
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Will toleration or tribalism define this era of enlightenment?
September 25, 2026 · 55 minIs intolerance tightening its grip on public life? The twentieth century was among the most intolerant in human history; the Holocaust, Stalinism, empires collapsing in blood. So why, in the twenty-first century, is tolerance still so…
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Is tolerance really a virtue?
September 18, 2026 · 55 minRulers throughout history have used tolerance and intolerance in their pursuit of power. In our modern context, tolerance is often lauded as an unqualified good, but are there limitations? Should we extend tolerance to those who commit…
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Secular Australia's identity crisis
September 11, 2026 · 53 minWhat is the place of religion in a pluralist society? Australia calls itself a secular country, yet it has never been more religiously diverse. Whether you're religious or secular, whether you support multi or mono-culturalism, it seems we…
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Does owning property make you more moral?
September 4, 2026 · 55 minGeneration Z is the first generation since the war to start out with less claim on the country than their parents. You might believe this story is just all about economics. Negative gearing, property investment, supply and demand... But…
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Will science ever explain the self?
August 28, 2026 · 55 minNeuroscience is now spectacularly good at explaining how brains work. But there’s one thing it still can’t explain: why having a brain feels like something. Like anything at all! Philosophers call this the Hard Problem of…
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Voluntary assisted dying: more than a matter of life and death
August 21, 2026 · 55 minThe Northern Territory is set to become the final Australian jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD). While thirty years of arguing comes to an end, God Forbid examines the wider conversations that are essential, but so…
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The Good Mother standard: Can anyone live up to it?
August 14, 2026 · 55 minMother Earth. Mother Mary. The "good mother." Is there a more impossible standard than motherhood itself? Every culture seems to believe in a mother who is endless. Endlessly patient, endlessly giving, endlessly present. In Christianity…