Is aid failing the World’s poor?
Last year the Worldwide aid budget topped 179-billion US-dollars. It was an all time high, but is it delivering for
Discovering a world of hope this Christmas
This Christmas I will be looking for the signs of hope which I bet are actually all around us, making the world a better place.
Signs of hope everywhere
In spite of all the doom and gloom at the moment, there are real signs of hope in the World. In fact, that hope inspires me.
Pink diamonds and rubbish tips
A rich girl in Australia will get a pink diamond ring while her less fortunate sisters elsewhere in the world will go hungry.
At The Queen’s funeral in London – my reflections
Why did the funeral affect me so much? In Australia I’m a Republican and proud of it, but in Britain I felt the ties that oddly bind mine and the Royal Family.
Don’t give up on love
A chance meeting on a train station that might change the life of a young woman, for the better.
What would Jesus think of Manly pride jersey players?
Manly pride jersey players say faith precludes them wearing the jerseys. Is this a Christ-like response, or might there be a better way?
All that is (including us) is an indivisible oneness
Might a cloud of loving compassion envelope us all? Finding it in the now could be healing and transformative.
National Sorry Day with Ray Minniecon
https://youtu.be/0D0mA6u0u1Q
Angels of Bangkok’s underbelly
On the dark streets of Bangkok I found a story of angels who speak the silent, international language of love.
Anzac Day and our overlooked Aboriginal heroes
This Anzac Day I witnessed a resurrection of a people who've been demeaned since the beginnings of white settlement - our Aboriginal heros.