# Roundup: McLuhan and Catholicism, Indigenous criminal justice, Myall Creek, religion and human rights, gambling reforms

> How Catholicism made Marshall McLuhan one of the 20th century’s freest and finest thinkers.

21 June 2011 · News

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## [Divine inspiration](https://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2011.07-media-divine-inspiration/1/)

How Catholicism made Marshall McLuhan one of the 20th century’s freest and finest thinkers.

## [Indigenous criminal justice a ‘neglected, urgent issue’](https://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/media_releases/2011/53_11.html)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has welcomed the release of a report which highlights over-representation of young Indigenous people in the criminal justice system as one of the most neglected but urgent issues to be addressed in efforts to overcome Indigenous disadvantage.

## [Myall Creek memorial](https://www.moreechampion.com.au/news/local/news/general/myall-creek-memorial/2198932.aspx)

The annual service of commemoration of the Myall Creek [massacre](https://www.myallcreek.info/massacre/) took place on June 11 at the Myall Creek Memorial about halfway between Bingara and Delungra.

## [Religion in modern society](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8583922/Trevor-Phillips-wades-into-debate-on-religion-in-modern-society.html)

Trevor Phillips, chairman of Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, has made a wide-ranging intervention into the growing debate on the place of religion in modern society.

## [Gambling reforms vital to leading role in world health: experts](https://www.smh.com.au/national/gambling-reforms-vital-to-leading-role-in-world-health-experts-20110619-1gaai.html)

High-profile health experts have thrown their weight behind anti-gambling measures being considered by the federal government, saying Australia must act to maintain its position as a world leader in public health.