The Ethics Centre

11/06/2026

Ethics makes a better world possible — and this week, your donation has twice as much impact 🌍

All gifts to The Ethics Centre's Annual Appeal will be matched by our volunteer board, up to a generous $100,000. Double the donation, double the impact.

Your support helps us to partner with organisations to identify ethical risks and build frameworks that keep emerging technologies – including AI – accountable to human values.

Now's the time – make sure technology serves humanity, not the other way around, by making a tax-deductible donation before 30 June

Donate today at appeal.ethics.org.au 🤝

11/06/2026

Our instinct to project human feelings onto AI is natural – but it can lead us to make dangerous assumptions with the way we trust machines.

Philosopher Tim Dean examines our tendency to anthropomorphise AI, and why – at this moment – resisting our urge to humanise something that is fundamentally not human is a matter of personal responsibility.

https://ethics.org.au/machine-without-a-ghost-the-dangers-of-anthropomorphising-ai/ 🔗

It's natural to project human thoughts and feelings onto AI. But until they are genuinely ethical, it's dangerous to see them as being more than a machine.

10/06/2026

Ethics makes a better world possible — and this week, your donation has twice as much impact 🌍

All gifts to The Ethics Centre's Annual Appeal will be matched by our volunteer board, up to a generous $100,000. Double the donation, double the impact.

Your support helps us create space for respectful disagreement on the issues that divide us, through our public programs and events like the unique Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Now's the time – help keep these conversations open, accessible and in good faith by making a tax-deductible donation before 30 June

Donate today at appeal.ethics.org.au 🤝

05/06/2026

Good storytelling can expose injustice and amplify marginalised voices – but who decides which stories get told?

Prevailing power structures have long shaped what we see, read, and hear in mainstream literature and art. Yet even those who champion diversity can find themselves consuming and upholding the very structures that limit it.

Young writer Sheona Tattersall examines the forces standing in the way of true diverse representation.

Despite growing conversations around diversity, contemporary literature still limits creative freedom for culturally diverse women.

05/06/2026

Ethics makes a better world possible – and this week, your donation has twice as much impact 🌍

All gifts to The Ethics Centre's Annual Appeal will be matched by our volunteer board, up to a generous $100,000. Double the donation, double the impact.

Help us continue to empower the next generation of critical thinkers, bring Australians together for important conversations, build frameworks that keep new technologies accountable to human values, and keep providing free, accessible ethics counselling when people need it most.

Now's the time – make a tax-deductible donation before 30 June 🤝

appeal.ethics.org.au

Make a donation today to support The Ethics Centre Annual Appeal

04/06/2026

Ethics makes a better world possible – and this week, your donation has twice as much impact 🌍

All gifts to The Ethics Centre's Annual Appeal will be matched by our volunteer board, up to a generous $100,000. Double the donation, double the impact.

Help us continue to empower the next generation of critical thinkers, bring Australians together for important conversations, build frameworks that keep new technologies accountable to human values, and keep providing free, accessible ethics counselling when people need it most.

Now's the time – make a tax-deductible donation before 30 June 🤝

appeal.ethics.org.au

28/05/2026

When trust is uncertain, the ability to think clearly and act with integrity matters more than ever.

For over 35 years, The Ethics Centre has helped Australians navigate complexity in a changing world.

Our education initiatives, curriculum resources and Young Ambassadors program for early career professionals are designed to help build critical thinking skills in young people.

Your support helps us equip the next generation with these essential skills.

Make a tax-deductible donation before 30 June 🤝

appeal.ethics.org.au

The Ethics Centre is a not-for-profit organisation delivering innovative programs & experiences, designed to bring ethics to the centre of your life.

27/05/2026

The Ethics Centre Members’ Gatherings are an opportunity to connect with our community and expand our ethical insights together.

Earlier this month, the conversation led by Philosopher in Residence and Manos Chair, Dr Tim Dean, with an appearance from Director of Engagement, Kathleen Evesson.

We shared updates from the Centre, including a recent article in The Australian by Executive Director Dr Simon Longstaff AO, the publication of our Ethical By Design report on good technology principles in AI, and Dr Tim Dean's appearance on SBS Insight, exploring moral dilemmas.

Our discussion then turned to the difficulty of giving honest, critical feedback – and the importance of ethical humility and a growth mindset when receiving it. We also explored how conflict avoidance shapes the 'social cost' of difficult conversations.

Learn more about our membership program and join today at ethics.org.au/become-a-member

Graphic recording by Kate Baxter.

26/05/2026

Are we entitled to know every single thing about our partner?

The Drama explores the role of deception and forgiveness in intimate relationships – asking at what point do we owe full honesty to the person we love?

Writer Joseph Earp examines the hit film and the ethics of withholding the truth.

The Drama explores the extraordinarily thorny question of honesty in relationships, and the question of what we owe our partners.