“Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.” So wrote H. L. Mencken, the twentieth-century American journalist, satirist, social critic…
When Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt asked Australia to walk with him this week, it was another important next step towards a First People’s ‘voice’ in the constitution. ‘Too important to fail…’
Last week the team at Mental Health Australia gathered for some internal training to help initiate and inform a conversation we should all be having, if we’re not already…
Addressing young people when visiting our friends at batyr this week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: “… still it is the case that people are taking their own lives and are finding the stresses and strains and the mental health issues that they are combatting too much…
From Katherine to Kirribilli, or Mandurah to Melbourne, first Australians and those who have come since have celebrated and marked National Reconciliation Week in recent days.
‘Disunity is death’… a political saying we’ve all heard before. It’s universally considered a wise strategy for politicians on the same side, even when they disagree, to set their differences aside to pursue a higher political goal.
If we see a car accident we stop. We check to see if people are ok. We call an ambulance if we need to. We call the police if we need to. We offer first aid if we can. We try to help. Because we know what to do, and the exact path to follow to get help.