First they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
The Honorable Michael Kirby, retired judge of the High Court of Australia, spoke at the Sydney Opera House on 1st October 2011 at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. He spoke about the need to increase funding to public schools in Australia to bring it up to the level of facilities that one sees at private… [Read more…]
September 11, 2011
Synchronicity is interesting. Today is the 10th anniversary of September 11. After a bushwalk I was sitting chatting with a friend who I’ve known for 15 years. I told him that on September 11, 2001 I was teaching at Frank Baxter Juvenile Detention Centre. I said to some of the boys, “What do you want… [Read more…]
August 6, 2011
Devout Anglican Michael Kirby and @revbillcrews are against the $700-million chaplains program. “It’s simply shameless vote buying at the expense of our kids. And what makes it worse is that many of the so-called ‘chaplains’ are often not ministers or priests at all, but rather young people who’ve received rudimentary training by organisations like Scripture… [Read more…]
August 4, 2011
XXXIX Come Sleep! O Sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man’s wealth, the prisoner’s release, The indifferent judge between the high and low; With shield of proof, shield me from out the prease Of those fierce darts Despair at me doth throw; O make in… [Read more…]
July 18, 2011
My friend, architect Chris Elliott designed his house with the location, the environment at the forefront of his mind. There are four different levels and each one has a different concept. The basement level is a grotto. The main living area is an open platform for viewing the landscape. The upstairs bedroom is more protected… [Read more…]
July 15, 2011
When you see a man like Rupert Murdoch fall from such dizzy heights within the space of a week, you have to wonder. We’re all a product of our family of origin, whether we like it or not, regardless of how much money we have. We can’t escape what has been passed down to us… [Read more…]
June 25, 2011
“Stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.”
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January 28, 2012
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