How deep is your love? And why is that a question that keeps popping up in music?
Why are indigenous communities facing forced closure under the guise of sustainability, when communities such as the City of Casey are experiencing alarmingly high rates of family violence, and as a result, children in out of home care?
Has loneliness in the 21st century Western World reached epidemic levels?
Loneliness is something that I have been grappling with lately, and I have noticed an up-tick in think-pieces about technologies effect on social relationships between people and a loss of community. The connections people have with others has been a perennial interest of humankind.
Asked by:For a nation of immigrants why have we become a less welcoming country in the last 10 or so years?
I’m annoyed by the illogical and racist emails that I receive from friends whose parents or grandparents came here as so called economic migrants or refugees. Ever since people like Pauline Hanson have come on the scene I’ve seen a change in our culture. I’m sure most Australians don’t want to live in a racist country.
Can you really combat terrorism when terrorism is whatever the state wants it to be?
Thinking about the past Communist vs Fascist dualism, and now the “good” vs “evil” i.e. the “West” vs “terrorism” dualism, and past and present governments using these terms as pawns for their own agenda, perhaps rendering them meaningless. Also thinking about the list of organisations deemed ‘terrorist’ orgs by Australia, e.g. the PKK Kurdish Workers Party who are fighting ISIS (therefore, terrorism) in Kobane
Asked by:Cheryl Strayed: What gave you the strength and power to take those first steps onto the PCT?
Should we make a comparable area of commonwealth land in the Northern Territory, Western Australia,or Queensland available to the small island communities who will lose their land due to rising sea levels?
I fear for their future.
These are small island communities without much support or political clout to get support. They are human beings and need our support. We should care about the plight of our neighbours. It could be a lost culture. They will need somewhere to live and continue their lives with dignity
Why do we not value darkness anymore?
Why are politicians involved in border protection?
We have laws, law enforcement bodies, military defence resources, and humanitarian organisations sponsored by Government. Why don’t we just let them do their job without political meddling? If the public don’t agree, political parties can suggest change as part of an election platform and we can vote for it.
Are red-headed, Catholic, only child, left-handed people really the most maligned individuals?
What should we be explicitly teaching the next generation that we’re not?
I’m curious as to what others wished they had learnt in school and what they think our young people need to learn to cope/thrive in the future. I work as an educator and constantly question the relevance of what I’m teaching. What do we assume (most, some, all?) kids will naturally learn, but in fact they’d all benefit from explicitly being taught?