Body in Sydney, heart in Brisbane.
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"Perhaps it’s time to stop playing the historic reparations game. Perhaps, it’s time to get serious about diagnosing present problems accurately, so as to address them effectively." (Nigel Biggar)
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For my part I would not have used Hanson’s language but the broader sentiment in her tweet made a fair and inextricably political point. That exchange between two elected senators is precisely the kind of political argument our Constitution should protect.
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You might agree with Faruqi’s view of the British Empire. Or you might think it grotesque to describe the queen, immediately upon her death, as the leader of a racist enterprise. (Louise Clegg). I have so much respect for Louise.
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Do we secretly love to criticise opponents or a common enemy more than we like to search for solutions to the problems we face, but convince ourselves and others that our criticisms are the start of finding solutions?
Some strive for a sense of belonging, while others strive to standout from the crowd. It’s only the former that brings lasting peace.
“Growth happens when you step outside your comfort zone. Magic happens when you do it with others.” (Noah Devereus)
"A free society needs to distinguish between offensive beliefs and criminal conduct. If we don’t, we risk devoting limited resources to policing ideas while overlooking those who actually pose a genuine danger." (Claire Lehmann)
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His term in office is littered with broken promises ... Voters must be reinterpreting Albanese election promise that “My word is my bond” according to the financial market’s meaning of bond. As in “my word is your debt”.
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"His war in Iran, still unresolved and dragging down Americans’ living standards, was a big reason for the Republican rout this week in the midterm congressional elections."
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From a few years ago. I'd like to hear your repsonse.
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"The problem is not that Australia lacks the resources, knowledge or institutions to change these children’s futures. It is that we have failed to organise them around the development of people." (Fiona Jose)
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“You can hold strong convictions and still be curious about another person’s perspective; you can make your case and treat the person who challenges it with respect."
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"Those who take pride in being brutally honest are typically more interested in being brutal than they are in being honest" (Bob Burg).
Here is some of what police have to endure. For those Twitter Police Academy graduates, please take your comments elsewhere.
It is our recognition that we belong to each other, our common sense of connectedness rather than our unique sense of separateness, that preserves society from descending into the chaos of anarchical self-interest (Hugh Mackay, 2013).
