Writer
Susan Connelly
Susan Connelly is a Sister of St Joseph who spent the first part of her religious life teaching in Catholic and State schools. She has been involved in Timorese issues for over 20 years, initiating programs of cultural and religious education support, and was particularly involved in advocacy for justice. Susan is interested in the theories of René Girard on violence and scapegoating, and on his insights into the importance of forgiveness and non-retaliation. Her PhD thesis using Girard's theories to interpret the relationship between Australia and East Timor will be published in 2021.
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Australia shredded all decency in the persecution of Bernard Collaery.
Our spying against Timor-Leste and persecution of a whistleblower and his lawyer reads like a tawdry thriller that would embarrass James Bond. Continue reading »
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Adventures in incompetence – Witness K sentenced
This whole farce is more about protecting the real criminals in the case, those politicians and public servants who devised and planned, enabled and financed the shameful act of spying on the Timorese people. Continue reading »
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The Other Swindled Partner
What were you doing in 2004 as the Australian Government’s fleecing of the Timorese people took shape? Continue reading »
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Politicians and Prosecutions
Straining gnats and swallowing camels is not reserved for biblical Pharisees. Australians in the 21st-century witness pious adherence to matters that have certain importance, but which are secondary to, and meant to serve, the great human principles of ‘justice, mercy, good faith’ (Matt. 23:23-24). Continue reading »
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SUSAN CONNELLY. The World is Full of Scapegoats
Compromised politicians, muted religions, a distracted and increasingly partisan media and a malleable crowd combine in another tragedy. Scapegoating it is, but thanks to the Gospel it is not destined for seamless success. Continue reading »
