Friday Forum – More Potter?
Friday Forum Your views on the news Our graphic designer, Garth Jones, got a dragon, because of course he did. So I’m a beagle.
UnitingCare Australia welcomes investment approach to welfare reform
UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of the Try, Test and Learn Fund as part of its vision to overhaul the welfare system.
Resilience in the rain
Image by Veronica Bradley Nestled on the banks of the Avoca River, the regional town of Charlton in Victoria’s north-west was one of the communities affected by last week’s floods.
Belated blessing
Clare Maynard, Bridie Maynard, Abigail Maynard and Prof Kate Warner In the 65 years from 1788 in Australia, 25,655 women were transported from Britain and Ireland as convicts.
Global summit on refugees
Leaders from around the world will gather at New York on Monday to discuss the international response to the global refugee crisis.
Challenging stereotypes
Review by TIM LAM BOOK | WHEN MICHAEL MET MINA | RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH What happens when a teenager from an anti-immigration family meets a young Afghan refugee? That is the premise of Randa Abdel-Fattah’s latest young adul
Caring for carers
I have written and spoken before about my partner Michael’s depression and anxiety and his death.
Bethlehem mayor wants more than prayers for peace
DAVID SOUTHWELL As she prepares to leave office, Bethlehem’s first female mayor has made an impassioned plea for peace and justice for the besieged city and the wider region.
Going home through a firing zone
TIM LAM The Holy Land is a place of spiritual significance for the world’s three monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is also one of the most volatile locations in the world.
Enemy within
Review by Garth Jones BOOK | AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE TIME OF TRUMP | DON WATSON AS the United States prepares to head to one of the most divisive Presidential polls in history, author and speechwriter Don Watson return
Playing God
Review by Emmet O’Cuana VIDEO GAME | DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION I did not expect to find myself reflecting on the nature of religion while playing a horned giant ‘Qunari’ using magic spells to fend off attacks from a demon
