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The Middle East conflict is driven by competing theocracies

The Middle East conflict is driven by competing theocracies

The Middle East conflict reflects competing theocratic mindsets in Iran, Israel and the US, where religious conviction is being used to justify...

17.04.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Easter’s message in a time of war

As global conflicts intensify, Easter offers a counterpoint – a call to reject violence and embrace light, mercy and transformation. Iran and the...

03.04.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

The dangerous stories driving war in Iran

From Trump to Putin, the narratives leaders tell themselves shape global conflict – and the war in Iran shows the consequences when belief overrides...

21.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Values, ethics, fear – Australian women and children in the Al Roj Camp

23.02.2026 100

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Antisemitism laws, double standards and Australia’s unfinished reckoning

09.02.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

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Best of 2025 - Shameful distortion that lies at the heart of US conservative politics

11.01.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Best of 2025 - Ex-bishop questions if Coalition is committed to Mideast peace

08.01.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Looking for the wrong things: peace, power and the meaning of Christmas

17.12.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Blame, grief and responsibility after Bondi

15.12.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Shameful distortion that lies at the heart of US conservative politics

14.10.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Ex-bishop questions if Coalition is committed to Mideast peace

23.09.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Never again – so the world pledged

29.08.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

A coalition of the willing in support of Palestinians

21.08.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Urgency of Palestinian recognition

04.08.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

The story most Israelis are not allowed to hear

09.07.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Australian Honours: review

13.06.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

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Christianity: the antithesis of Zionism

02.06.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Politics courting religion: Religion courting politics

12.05.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

We have good reason to have hope at Easter

14.04.2025 10

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George Browning

Empathy, culpability and madness

17.03.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Trump’s and Musk’s monopoly board

17.02.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Trump and Christianity – Why it matters

15.02.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning

Donald Trump at the National Cathedral Washington

27.01.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

George Browning