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The Vatican, the exorcists and the return of the Devil in a time of enchantment

  • Written by: Philip Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
The Vatican, the exorcists and the return of the Devil in a time of enchantmentDetail from Saint Michael and the Demon, a neogothical stained glass window from Saint-Martin de Florac Church.Vassil/Wikimedia Commons

Sicilian priest and long-time exorcist Father Benigno Palilla recently told Vatican Radio that requests for exorcisms had tripled in the past few years. There were now, he said, 500,000 alleged cases of demonic...

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Hodgman rides Tasmanians' disdain for minority government to a second term in office

  • Written by: Richard Eccleston, Professor of Political Science; Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania
Hodgman rides Tasmanians' disdain for minority government to a second term in officeThe Tasmanian election result was an emphatic win for Will Hodgman, but he lost a fair bit of skin along the way.AAP/Julian Smith

In an era of single-term governments and growing electoral volatility in Australia, the return of Will Hodgman’s Liberal government at Saturday’s Tasmanian election with more than 50% of the primary vote is...

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Liberals romp to emphatic victory in Tasmanian election

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Liberals romp to emphatic victory in Tasmanian electionThe Hodgman government has been returned for a second term.AAP/Julian Smith

With 84% of votes counted at Saturday’s Tasmanian election, the ABC is calling 13 of the 25 seats (a majority) for the Liberals, eight for Labor, and one Green, with three in doubt.

Labor is very likely to win the final seat in Braddon, while the final seat in Bass...

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America's allies will bear the brunt of Trump's trade protectionism

  • Written by: Remy Davison, Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

US President Donald Trump’s decision to levy import tariffs on steel and aluminium typifies the administration’s scattergun approach to trade policy: many victims, a lot of friendly fire and hitting all the wrong targets.

It is unclear whether the new tariffs will affect Australian steel imports. Australia exports relatively small...

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