thinking honestly about life and faith
It’s at least 20 years now since the idea was put forward that those who receive support from the community through ‘welfare’ payments have an obligation to society—more or less to show that they deserve that support. The policy was … Read More »
I was sixteen years old and the question of what I would do with my life (as we used to put it) was becoming urgent. Again, the story begins with the church youth group: At that time it was the … Read More »
Yesterday in several Australian states it was a public holiday. In Victoria it is called ‘Labour Day’. It commemorates the foundations of the Labour movement here, where workers on the new buildings for the University of Melbourne went on strike, … Read More »
With the news today that the Australian Government has decided to double the fees for courses in the Humanities, specifically targeting philosophy, and urging future students to choose subjects more attuned ‘the job market’, I am simply appalled. All of … Read More »