Australia Day 2023 raises questions about fairness
On Australia Day 2023 I will be pondering the good and the bad that is Australia, and wondering if our national day will change.
My Hertford connection
I visited Hertford UK looking for connection or a sense of belonging, guided by the echoes of lost conversations in an old phone box.
Broken dreams in New York City
Amid the crowds of people watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve in New York, I saw something else that haunts my memories.
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.
A memorial seemingly forgotten
This week I returned to hallowed ground in Paris. A place where victims of terror in France and Australia are remembered. It wasn't how I'd hoped.
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.
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.
