Last days of the lucky country?
Although criticized for an apparent lack of cohesive direction, the March in March protests were, if nothing else, a telling barometer of the growing dissatisfaction of public life in Australia.
Making political sense of Easter
(L- R) Paulo Kwajakwan, Paul Aleu Dau and Nathaniel Atem By Paul Aleu Dau Nathaniel Akoi Atem
The art of story
At a one-day event at the Centre for Theology and Ministry (CTM) in late 2012, writer, storyteller a
Heard but not seen
From L-R actors Alexandra Holden, writer/director Lake Bell, Fred Melamed In A World… (MA 15+) There’s an odd prologue to this review.
The new frustrated mainstream – media coverage of March in March
Image courtesy of Thea Bodourian via flickr In 1995, former Prime Minister John Howard delivered one of his famous ‘Headland’ speeches, a series of appeals to a disaffected Australian public that contributed to his polit
Exceptionalism
Current American sentiment, indeed that of most of the world, is firmly against war and foreign intervention.
Fire in the Valley
The Hazelwood Mine fire, taken on the first night (9 Feb) that the fire entered the open-cut coal mine. This was the same fire that forced Newborough residents to evacuate, before the wind change.
Australia’s filthy little secret
“Drunken night ends with woman stabbed in the heart” “Luke Batty death challenges us to address violence” “Husband charged over wife’s murder in Bankstown” “Teenage girl gang-raped by six men in Sydney park” These are ju
Prioritise
A brother came to Desert Father Abba Theodore and began to converse with him about things that he had never put into practice.
War Games Inc
A scene from Spec Ops: The Line Review by Emmet O’Cuana Within days of the horrific murder of Luke Batty by his mentally ill father, a local conservative lobby group – in a shameful display of opportunism – has seized u