Peter Kurti

Peter Kurti is an adjunct associate professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, and has written extensively on issues of religion, liberty, and civil society.

Our Vote, Their Values

Commentary Australians can breathe a sigh of relief now that the federal election is behind us for another ...

Viewpoints May 23, 2022
Harvard Repatriations and the Responsibility of Guilt

Commentary Harvard University is the latest of America’s elite colleges to establish a fund to redress the burden ...

Viewpoints May 1, 2022
The Slap: Embodiment of Hollywood’s Moral Bearing

Commentary Hollywood long ago made violence profitable, cranking out “entertainment” every year that has become increasingly graphic and ...

Viewpoints April 7, 2022
The Subtle Forms of Antisemitism in Australia

Commentary Many Australians assume that antisemitism—the hatred of Jews—is a cloud seldom casting a shadow over our landscape. ...

Viewpoints March 21, 2022
Ukrainian Refugees and the Multiculturalism of Displacement

Commentary As war intensifies in Ukraine, the toll of human misery and suffering is rising. Civilians hurrying to ...

Viewpoints March 7, 2022
Balancing Rights and Freedom, Secular and Traditional Values

Commentary Declared a fundamental human right in international treaties to which Australia is a signatory, the exercise of ...

Viewpoints February 6, 2022
Fringe Politics Threatens More Harm Than Good to Australia’s Democracy

Commentary Buffeted by the stormy blasts of COVID-19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government rolled and rocked at times ...

Viewpoints December 13, 2021
Omicron: A New Variant and New Hope for Australia

Commentary As we approach the end of 2021, COVID-19 adds another component in the Greek alphabet for us ...

Viewpoints December 3, 2021
Religious Believers in Australia Get Protections, Not Freedom

Commentary Time appeared to be running out for the Australian government to deliver on its 2019 election pledge ...

Australia News November 23, 2021
Addicted to Power? Australian Premier Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Overreach

Commentary Rising vaccination rates in Australia continue to edge most states towards ever more significant easing of restrictions ...

Viewpoints November 4, 2021
Euthanasia Looks to Conquer Final Frontier in Australia

Commentary Supporters of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) are keen to push New South Wales (NSW) across the final ...

Viewpoints October 20, 2021
From Fear to Freedom? Liberty in the Age of COVID-19

Commentary As the first tranche of COVID-19 restrictions lifted earlier this week, the people of New South Wales ...

Viewpoints October 13, 2021
Legal Protections for Religion Are Protections for Us All

Commentary Unless we are vigilant, Australians will soon find that any public declaration or practice of an explicitly ...

Viewpoints September 30, 2021
Will the Right to Die Always Trump the Right to Religious Liberty?

Commentary Once again, rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion—all fundamental freedoms set out in the 1948 ...

Health September 16, 2021
Why Australians Have Been so Compliant With COVID-19 Restrictions

Commentary As Australia’s death toll from COVID-19 passes 1,000, opinions about the efficacy of draconian lockdowns are beginning ...

Viewpoints September 2, 2021
Rationalists Are Making a Deal With the Devil to Push Out Religion in Australia

Commentary Every five years, Australians complete the Census survey to give governments the information needed to make essential ...

Viewpoints August 13, 2021
Protesting Harsh Restrictions Doesn’t Necessarily Make You an Anarchist

Commentary Lockdown opponents took to the streets of Sydney’s CBD in late July, in defiance of public health ...

Viewpoints July 30, 2021
Greater Sydney Lockdown: The Least-Worst Option?

Commentary Loss of liberty is the price now being paid by the people of New South Wales (NSW) ...

Viewpoints July 12, 2021
Why Religious Freedom Laws Are Needed in Australia Now More Than Ever

Commentary Cowed by public health reprimands and driven back into lockdown for fear of contagion, many Australians these ...

Viewpoints July 1, 2021