Censorship is a very difficult issue. It is impossible to know that we have the truth if information is being kept from us. However, the spread of lies and misinformation slows down any pursuit of truth. Furthermore unnecessarily offensive communication reduces peoples willingness to discuss issues rationally.

The hot pink cover and provocative title misled me. Before reading Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture I thought that I would share significant agreement with Levy, since I sympathise with feminisms cause in the fight against the objectification of women.

You wouldnt think the six-foot-five Sydney Kings and Australian Boomers captain was born to do anything except play basketball but Jason Smiths first love growing up as a Melbourne boy was AFL.

The India Training Mission enters its second week, with the women of the group coming to terms with teaching styles unfamiliar in India and the need to adapt exams to different literacy levels...

I dont know whether youve noticed, but 'youth is getting larger. Im not talking about the obesity epidemic, but Im talking about the fact that children are becoming adolescents earlier, and adolescents are becoming adults later. All the more reason to consider the 'gap year' says Jodie McNeill

For Ian Mu the year after high school holds more than a trip to Europe or the beginnings of a university degree. This past weekend marked the start of the journey of a lifetime.

What the pewsitter learned... From his Mum and Dad: Go to the nearest church that teaches the Bible. The brand doesnt matter. Am I allowed to say that in an Anglican paper? Too late.

The initial starting point of the Catholic Bishops statement emphasises that communication lies at the heart of Christian mission. "Christ was the ultimate communicator"¦Jesus exhorted those who followed him to take his message to the ends of the earth."