Why Australia Should Have National Service

Political theorist and Weekend Australian columnist Tim Soutphommasane makes the case for young Australians to participate in national service. In an age of shrinking horizons and rampant individualistic consumerism, what are the prospects of a renewed sense of a common good? Of living together despite differences and disagreements? In a provocative intervention, Soutphommasane suggests we can all start by taking more seriously the responsibilities of citizenship and the burden of solidarity.