thepublicdiscourse.com/2025/05/98010/ Musk, in short, projects an image of fatherhood in which children are an accessory to a desired lifestyle and an ancillary feature or secondary concern to his professional and political pursuits.

"Landing on Mars may be an incredible feat, but it is only love and the pursuit of meaningful communion with others that makes such an endeavor worthwhile in the first place." thepublicdiscourse.com/2025/05/98010/

Our Director Dr Xavier Symons recently co-taught an intensive unit at the Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, alongside Asbury University's Dr Jonathan C. Rutledge. Read a short report on the course at Kaleidostory below kaleidostory.com/en/news/educat…

The latest Plunkett Centre News is out below, featuring our curated 'Plunkett List' of recent research in Bioethics - this week featuring new publications on AI and physician-assisted suicide. tinyurl.com/25tyj7aa Want to subscribe? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/a5965kuh

After two distressing mistakes that led to the implantation of the wrong embryos, Monash IVF's CEOhas resigned. Dr Xavier Symons was interviewed by Channel 7 about the incident, saying these two incidents suggest "systemic issues" with the provider. youtube.com/watch?v=-C86uv…

Dr Xavier Symons has a new paper on the medical humanities in the formation of physicians caring for patients at the end-of-life. It appears in a special issue of Monash Bioethics Review dedicated to the Medical Humanities in the 21st Century. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Our colleagues David Kirchhoffer and Bridget Pratt from ACU's Queensland Bioethics Centre challenge zero-sum thinking on health vs environment resource allocation dilemmas in a new paper for the journal Bioethics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Bioethics Outlook June 2025 is out now! Featuring a review of Felix zu Löwenstein's Food Crash: Why Organic is the Only Way Forward, a paper on identity and end-of-life care, and the text of Professor James Franklin's PM Glynn Lecture.  tinyurl.com/bd3fkd2a

Our Director Dr Xavier Symons written an op-ed for ABC Religion and Ethics on the recent Monash IVF scandal. Read his essay People, not Products here: abc.net.au/religion/peopl…

I loved watching "ER" when I was a resident. But I can't watch "The Pitt". It's too close to home. I take the care of self & colleagues much more seriously these days. abc.net.au/news/2025-06-2…

On Sunday, Dr Xavier Symons appeared on Channel 7 again for a follow-up on the developing Monash IVF story. Watch the clip on YouTube below: youtube.com/watch?v=MaUpsz…

Review: The Ethics of Precision Medicine by Paul Scherz. Dr Xavier Symons, The Review of Metaphysics: muse.jhu.edu/pub/322/articl…

Artificial Intelligence holds enormous promise in healthcare, but what are the ethical issues beyond the benefits and risks? Catch up on our recent webinar on the Ethics of AI in Healthcare: youtube.com/watch?v=kN0DXv…

I'm very pleased to share this essay on the history of conscience, which I co-authored with my good friend Dr Joe Bufill, and which was recently published in The New Bioethics. The Bur Oak Foundation The Plunkett Centre for Ethics

We live in an era when unethical, extremist actors occupy positions of serious power. News from RFK Jr. is a prime example, & millions will pay a price for the damage being inflicted. We can do a great deal to protect Australian lives & health. #CurtinsCast Kos Samaras John Curtin Research Centre

This will be a fantastic webinar! It's happening on Wednesday evening/Thursday morning (depending on time zone). You can register here: tinyurl.com/PlunkettVander… The Plunkett Centre for Ethics Human Flourishing Program de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture

Join The Plunkett Centre for Ethics for the 2025 Plunkett Lecture at the ACU North Sydney Campus on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 from 530pm. Register to attend here - bit.ly/4nVX1r6

Join us for this evening's 2025 Plunkett Lecture, delivered by Dr Stephen Parnis. The livestream will begin at 6pm. youtube.com/watch?v=Pm3UHe…

We’re told that 2000 hits is not too bad for a geeky article on bioethics these days… We published on September 3, and have already had interesting feedback and discussion arising from our article. We hope our readers benefit from our perspective. Xavier Symons The Plunkett Centre for Ethics

Plunkett members Xavier Symons (Director) and postdoctoral research fellow Susan Pennings to speak on Voluntary Assisted Dying, Feb 19-20, Canberra.