# Roundup: Apes and ethics, social media, school chaplaincy, disability

> Two new movies released this month — one a science-fiction blockbuster, the other a revealing documentary — raise the issue of our relations with our closest non-human relatives, the great apes. Both dramatise insights and lessons that should not be ignored.

12 August 2011 · News

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## [A planet for all apes](https://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2011/08/10/3289848.htm   )

Two new movies released this month — one a science-fiction blockbuster, the other a revealing documentary — raise the issue of our relations with our closest non-human relatives, the great apes. Both dramatise insights and lessons that should not be ignored.

## [New models of the Church in a new media world](https://blog.sojo.net/2011/08/10/new-models-of-the-church-in-a-new-media-world/)

While the ever-more-interconnected nature of our world doesn’t change the nature of God, it provides new models that can enrich our understanding.

## [Constitutional test for school chaplaincy program](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/education/constitutional-test-for-school-chaplaincy-program/2253586.aspx)

The High Court has begun hearing a constitutional challenge to the validity of the Federal Government’s controversial school chaplaincy program.

## [National Disability Insurance Scheme a major step](https://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2011/68_11.html)

The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Australian Government’s acceptance of the Productivity Commission’s final report into Disability Care and Support and its recommendation for a National Disability Insurance Scheme.