# Roundup: Human rights, technology, ethics classes, a possible lord mayor, theologians

> Australia’s strict immigration detention regime continues to lead to breaches of Australia’s human rights obligations, President Catherine Branson QC has said.

21 July 2011 · News

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## [Australia’s immigration detention system continues to breach international human rights obligations](https://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/news/2011/60_11.html)

Australia’s strict immigration detention regime continues to lead to breaches of Australia’s human rights obligations, President Catherine Branson QC has said.

## [Are books a thing of the past?](https://blog.sojo.net/2011/07/19/are-books-a-thing-of-the-past/)

This electronic culture of distraction may very well be the spiritual challenge of our age. And recognising it as such — as a spiritual issue — is a necessary step in addressing it.

## [Nile isolated as Anglicans back ethics classes](https://www.smh.com.au/national/education/nile-isolated-as-anglicans-back-ethics-classes-20110720-1hp05.html)

‘We’ve got no evidence that introducing the ethics classes has done anything to reduce the number of SRE classes.’’

## [‘People’s padre’ vies for Wollongong’s top job](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-21/peoples-padre-vies-for-wollongongs-top-job/2803950/?site=Illawarra)

After months of speculation, the man once known as the ‘people’s padre’ has announced he will stand for lord mayor in the September Wollongong council elections.

## [Why theologians matter](https://billtammeus.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/07/7-20-11.html)

A preacher who is marinated in Tillich or Karl Barth is going to be much different than one whose primary influence is John Nelson Darby.