Luara Ferracioli
Dr Luara Ferracioli is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Sydney.
- Opinion
- Pregnancy
Being pregnant is risky and expensive. Should women be paid for it?
If society needs women to fall pregnant to reverse falling fertility rates, then it needs to adequately support and compensate them for doing so.
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- Opinion
- Immigration
Angus Taylor’s wrong. Immigrants need encouragement to become citizens, not threats
De facto couples have the same rights and support as married ones. Why would citizenship be different?
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- Opinion
- Population
It’s one of the greatest challenges we face, but oh baby, simplistic solutions won’t fix it
Just because some commentators fail to grasp what is morally at stake or because they offer misguided solutions doesn’t mean we don’t have a serious problem on our hands.
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- Opinion
- Affordable housing
How the housing crisis is traumatising our children
We want future generations to be able to afford a home, but the current housing crisis is denying many young Australians the goods of childhood.
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- Opinion
- Democracy
To fight for a country, you need to feel like you belong
A poll last week found young Australians would not stay and fight for their country the way their counterparts have in Ukraine. You cannot blame them.
- Luara Ferracioli and Ryan Cox
- Opinion
- Mark McGowan
WA Premier is violating the rights of his fellow Australians
Mark McGowan’s self-serving decision to keep Western Australia’s border shut to other Australians ignores the changed realities of the pandemic.
- Luara Ferracioli and Ryan Cox