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25.01.2022 I have been going back to street photographs I took before coronavirus struck. Hundreds of images taken in London, Liverpool, Bangor, Abuja, Canterbury, Mararaba, Birmingham, Erith, and many other places. With each photograph comes an inevitable urge to reminisce.

25.01.2022 There will be Great Reset in finance and economics. It is inevitable because the shock has been so great. The first problem is what to do with global debt, which was already at unsustainable levels before the virus hit: over 320 per cent of global GDP. The only way to prevent system-wide failure has been to lower interest rates to near zero levels.

25.01.2022 The China story, described this week by the ABCs Director of News Gavin Morris as the story of our times, defies simplistic renderings, however much a significant part of Australian-based commentary masquerades it as such. The rapid revolutions of the modern media cycle do not permit much nuance or lengthy historically informed pieces.

25.01.2022 When I read Jess Hills piece in The Monthly which calls the coronavirus lockdown a gendered pandemic, I felt heard. I wanted everyone to read this article, to understand that feminist wins were being erased in the name of a national emergency, and that women were stepping up to the now larger domestic workload with a career cost further down the line.

24.01.2022 Cancelling the culture

24.01.2022 I would like here to reflect on the relationship between accountability and other essential aspects of public life: reflection, responsibility, and praise or blame with their attendant punishment and reward. The order and priorities within these need to be respected both in government action and in public comment.

23.01.2022 'I stare out the bus window, my eyes chasing raindrops down the glass. They jiggle in unison as we jolt over speed bumps. I imagine theyre dancing along with the songs belting through my tangled earphones. A Carla Geneve lyric catches my attention: It's raining on Tuesday, got my Doc Martens wet. I glance down and smile at my soggy docs.'

23.01.2022 The Buhler arrest stirred a range of responses from across the political divide, many troubled. Legal representatives and human rights advocates were similarly disturbed by what they regarded as a lack of proportion and restraint in police action.

23.01.2022 'The China story, described this week by the ABCs Director of News Gavin Morris as the story of our times, defies simplistic renderings, however much a significant part of Australian-based commentary masquerades it as such. The rapid revolutions of the modern media cycle do not permit much nuance or lengthy historically informed pieces.'

23.01.2022 If youre mad about some white people controlling the use of the Aboriginal flag, there are some things you should know. This is not a clear-cut case of white people trying to exploit Aboriginal culture or intellectual property for multiple reasons.

22.01.2022 'Google likes playing the equality-for-all card in the news business. This, from a company that behaves, across the provision of its services, monopolistically and ruthlessly.'

22.01.2022 'While I was musing I heard scratching noises, faint, bothersome, at the minds edge, rather like mice nibbling and scuttling, or polter-somethings working through the ceiling. Then my nostrils tingled hints of a smell, or one remembered or imagined.'

22.01.2022 A recent report from Jesuit Social Services Support after Suicide program reflects on the experience of people who have accompanied a friend or family member before, through and after their suicide. At the heart of the report is its insistence on the importance of the human face in health care. Jesuit Social Services

22.01.2022 I have been thinking for several months about fathering and wisdom. To my surprise, I found some of Marcus Aurelius truisms to be reflected, if erratically, by the pronouncements of my own pater familias, Kenneth Hugh Gittins.

21.01.2022 ‘In a time when discourse is increasingly polarised, public discussion all too often becomes a matter of factions waving the banners of their tribe in others’ faces. I value Eureka Street for its ability to provide depth and multifaceted points of view, opening up nuanced perspectives on troubled issues without buying unquestioningly into preset narratives.’ Justin Glyn SJ on the value of Eureka Street If you also value Eureka Street’s commitment to plurality, please support ...Eureka Street's Christmas campaign. Make a donation or purchase a raffle ticket ($5 a ticket in a book of five) to help us keep providing a place where respectful conversations and debate can take place and contributors can be paid for their work. We understand that not everyone is able to make a financial contribution at this time. If you enjoy Eureka Street, please keep reading and commenting on the articles and spread the word about who we are and what we do. All support is very much appreciated. Links: Donate here and enter raffle here: https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/landing/index.html

21.01.2022 'The Australian community and its government are struggling to come to terms with the extremely serious allegations against members of the SAS for their alleged criminal misconduct during the war in Afghanistan. At the same time, we Catholics are experiencing a bad case of déjà as there are many echoes of how we felt when the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RC) began in 2013.'

21.01.2022 'When I read Jess Hills piece in The Monthly which calls the coronavirus lockdown a gendered pandemic, I felt heard. I wanted everyone to read this article, to understand that feminist wins were being erased in the name of a national emergency, and that women were stepping up to the now larger domestic workload with a career cost further down the line.'

21.01.2022 'All of these changes both the bad and the good suggest that the virus is shining a light on the hidden assumptions and structures behind the world of disability in the same way as it is doing in other economic and social spheres.'

21.01.2022 Annus not entirely horribilis

20.01.2022 Throughout the summer I risked smoke, storms and sickness to escape into the embrace of the sea, until, one day after that final swim, places of worship were effectively closed, along with beaches, pools, and national parks across NSW.

20.01.2022 Amid the disruption of predictable life wrought by the coronavirus, governments have focused on jobs. Jobs lost in the response to the virus, and jobs created as we emerge from the crisis. The focus is worthy behind each job lost is a person whose life has become anxious and uncertain. The language, however, is concerning. Defining the challenge as one of creating jobs expresses an understanding of work, the inadequacy of which the coronavirus has laid bare.

20.01.2022 'The strange thing is that those chest-beating about terrorism rarely made an issue of when terrorists of the modernist Islamist variety (such as al-Qaeda, Jemaah Islamiyah and ISIL) attacked mosques, Muslim shrines and Muslim congregations. Nor do they report of just how fringe and hated these groups are in their own countries where the bulk of their attacks take place.'

19.01.2022 'What is happening at the moment is that certain bishops are condemning members of the church renewal movement as pressure groups pushing an agenda, while ignoring the well-known fact that groups with other agendas are widespread within the church.'

19.01.2022 'Beyond the announcement of the corona supplement falling from $550 to $250 a fortnight in September, and the reintroduction of asset testing, there has been little in the way of a roadmap for our nations unemployed in a landscape where job seekers outnumber jobs 13:1.'

19.01.2022 With all its good intentions and charming participants, Love on the Spectrum is for the neurotypical eye. Just like The Undateables, a similar show from the UK, it takes the inner machinations of disabled lives and creates entertainment for non-disabled viewers. Autistic representation on television is rare, which makes it all the more alienating when these few depictions exist purely for everyone elses warm-n-fuzzies.

19.01.2022 'I have been thinking for several months about fathering and wisdom. To my surprise, I found some of Marcus Aurelius truisms to be reflected, if erratically, by the pronouncements of my own pater familias, Kenneth Hugh Gittins.'

19.01.2022 I stare out the bus window, my eyes chasing raindrops down the glass. They jiggle in unison as we jolt over speed bumps. I imagine theyre dancing along with the songs belting through my tangled earphones. A Carla Geneve lyric catches my attention: Its raining on Tuesday, got my Doc Martens wet. I glance down and smile at my soggy docs.

19.01.2022 'The issue of class, economic inequality, has for some time been conspicuously absent in contemporary political debate. In the wake of COVID-19, which will greatly exacerbate income and wealth disparities, such inattention must be addressed.'

18.01.2022 'There will be Great Reset in finance and economics. It is inevitable because the shock has been so great. The first problem is what to do with global debt, which was already at unsustainable levels before the virus hit: over 320 per cent of global GDP. The only way to prevent system-wide failure has been to lower interest rates to near zero levels.'

18.01.2022 Saint Judy and The Kindness Project We are partnering with Movies Change People to celebrate the upcoming release of the feature film Saint Judy. The Kindness Project is an opportunity for you to tell us about someone in your world who has gone above and beyond in showing kindness to you or to the world around them... and win prizes!... Saint Judy is in cinemas nationally August 20th. Link here: https://www.saintjudymovie.com.au/the-kindness-project.html

17.01.2022 Scotty on script

17.01.2022 The unhelping hand

17.01.2022 It is an open secret in the Middle East that many Arab governments have normal diplomatic and security relations with Israel. The taboo is in its public acknowledgment.

16.01.2022 'A recent report from Jesuit Social Services Support after Suicide program reflects on the experience of people who have accompanied a friend or family member before, through and after their suicide. At the heart of the report is its insistence on the importance of the human face in health care.' Jesuit Social Services

16.01.2022 'Aden was a first and a trailblazer for a group of people who before her were long ignored in the mainstream fashion industry. She has many regrets and admits she made mistakes, but for a fresh-faced teenager who was given this huge responsibility, she says, she did good. I say different, she did bloody brilliant.'

16.01.2022 'The priority given to the middle class was not new Biden stressed it in speeches through the primaries and again as a candidate. And it is no doubt important. But when seen in the light of the passionate polarisation of the campaign, the closeness of the results, and the continuing mutual antipathy of the supporters of each party, rebuilding the middle class seems an unlikely source of healing.'

16.01.2022 What is happening at the moment is that certain bishops are condemning members of the church renewal movement as pressure groups pushing an agenda, while ignoring the well-known fact that groups with other agendas are widespread within the church.

16.01.2022 Beyond the announcement of the corona supplement falling from $550 to $250 a fortnight in September, and the reintroduction of asset testing, there has been little in the way of a roadmap for our nations unemployed in a landscape where job seekers outnumber jobs 13:1.

16.01.2022 'The coronavirus pandemic has been utilised by Latin American governments prominent examples being Brazil and Chile to militarise societies, criminalise resistance and normalise violence.'

15.01.2022 If you are feeling disengaged and cynical about our political system, it turns out that you are in the majority. And that is concerning.

15.01.2022 While I was musing I heard scratching noises, faint, bothersome, at the minds edge, rather like mice nibbling and scuttling, or polter-somethings working through the ceiling. Then my nostrils tingled hints of a smell, or one remembered or imagined.

14.01.2022 The coronavirus pandemic has been utilised by Latin American governments prominent examples being Brazil and Chile to militarise societies, criminalise resistance and normalise violence.

14.01.2022 With the reintroduction of mutual obligations looming, this analysis from Izabella Antoniou on jobactive and job service providers is worth a revisit.

14.01.2022 'The Catholic Social Justice Statement embodies this generous vision. Its title emphasises the gift that each human being is, and the blessing that is mental health. Health is not to be taken for granted as an entitlement but accepted and nurtured as a gift.' Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

14.01.2022 'I would like here to reflect on the relationship between accountability and other essential aspects of public life: reflection, responsibility, and praise or blame with their attendant punishment and reward. The order and priorities within these need to be respected both in government action and in public comment.'

14.01.2022 'Stories of volunteers who went to help in foreign crises used to focus on the impact on the people helped. Today they explore how both parties are changed through the experience. That was also true in Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) whose 40th anniversary occurred last week.' Jesuit Refugee Service 'JRS' Australia

13.01.2022 'When watching a news clip recently I was taken by a young womans attitude to the coronavirus restrictions. When asked how they had affected her, she said simply, It is what it is. The answer suggested an impressive acceptance far from the outrage, frustration and resentment that in the circumstances would not have been surprising.'

13.01.2022 This #RUOK day is a great reminder to check in on loved ones, not just for their mental health, but for your own too.

13.01.2022 'The global impact of COVID-19 has further increased inequality in food security, with nations already facing widespread famine, malnutrition and food insecurity being hit the hardest.'

12.01.2022 'Our "plague" defies quick or facile remedy. Each day reports from one afflicted centre or another are more devastating and unstoppably sweep up more lives and innocents. Which makes it the more mysterious to wonder why did so many apparently intelligent and powerful people all over the world take so much convincing?'

12.01.2022 'Whereas the Vatican II document sought to engage with, and to respect, the autonomy of the modern world and its science, only too many of the Vaticans official statements over the past fifty years have effectively resiled from that commitment.'

12.01.2022 ‘The media serve an important role in keeping people informed in times of disaster and the social media campaigns to spend with businesses in fire-affected communities are having a helpful impact. But the nature, extent and motivation of media coverage of disasters such as the bushfires this summer needs to be considered.’ Monika Lancucki on ethical media coverage If you also value Eureka Street’s commitment to plurality, please support Eureka Street's Christmas campaign. Mak...e a donation or purchase a raffle ticket ($5 a ticket in a book of five) to help us keep providing a place where respectful conversations and debate can take place and contributors can be paid for their work. We understand that not everyone is able to make a financial contribution at this time. If you enjoy Eureka Street, please keep reading and commenting on the articles and spread the word about who we are and what we do. All support is very much appreciated. Donate here and enter raffle here: https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/landing/index.html

11.01.2022 'The pandemic has afforded us a preview of how a crisis plays out when the science is not properly heeded. The overwhelming majority of climate scientists have long been sounding the alarm that the health and safety of large parts of the population are at serious risk, both here and around the world. We are already seeing the damage to health and to the environment that they predicted.' Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC)

11.01.2022 The Catholic Social Justice Statement embodies this generous vision. Its title emphasises the gift that each human being is, and the blessing that is mental health. Health is not to be taken for granted as an entitlement but accepted and nurtured as a gift. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference

11.01.2022 'Weeds, in other words, are hardy and resilient; they succeed where other plants fail.'

10.01.2022 While the legislation was proposed as something of a measure of last resort, the numbers already tell a different story. Unfortunately, many of us with a disability look at these figures (and at the proposed legalisation of euthanasia in New Zealand, which will be voted on later this year) with a weary mix of familiarity and horror.

10.01.2022 'The discussion in Australia as to how such atrocities are to be approached is telling. The call for responsibility has varied by degrees. Most tend to some variant of the rotten apple theory: a few particularly fruits that may be isolated and extruded from the barrel. Culpability can thereby be confined, preserving the integrity of other military personnel and, importantly, political decision makers.'

09.01.2022 'You are transfixed, steering your car but so captive to the bird’s powerful flight that you could readily follow it as it breaks away and lifts above the forest into the setting sun. Sometimes you do not want it to end. The eagle soars into the light. Away and up into the sky. And here is the corner, down towards the dirt road leading home. You are there.'

08.01.2022 Federal finger pointing

08.01.2022 'An everyday exercise in planning and humility is gardening. For amateur gardeners, at least, planning, planting, pruning, watering and placing all have their place. But ultimately the plants make their way and take their individual shape.'

08.01.2022 'The Buhler arrest stirred a range of responses from across the political divide, many troubled. Legal representatives and human rights advocates were similarly disturbed by what they regarded as a lack of proportion and restraint in police action.'

08.01.2022 The global impact of COVID-19 has further increased inequality in food security, with nations already facing widespread famine, malnutrition and food insecurity being hit the hardest.

08.01.2022 The road to recovery?

07.01.2022 In response to an ABC call out, "hundreds of people from across the country" shared similar experiences of coronavirus-related racism. All these stories illustrate that a wide range of public spaces indeed the few spaces we are allowed to frequent in lockdown like supermarkets, roads and parks are not safe for everyone.

07.01.2022 'Diversity and inclusion' has become a somewhat watered down term in media circles. At its core, however, it means that those who don't often get a chance to speak are able to share what they want to say, rather than be spoken over or drowned out. It means that we recognise that all people and their stories have inherent value. At the heart of Eureka Street is a commitment to recognise those voices as an integral part of the public conversation. If you want to read more of th...e multitude of perspectives that Eureka Street provides, please consider supporting Eureka Street's Christmas campaign. Make a donation or purchase a raffle ticket ($5 a ticket in a book of five) to help us keep providing a place where respectful conversations and debate can take place and contributors can be paid for their work. We understand that not everyone is able to make a financial contribution at this time. If you enjoy Eureka Street, please keep reading and commenting on the articles and spread the word about who we are and what we do. All support is very much appreciated. Donate here and enter raffle here: https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/landing/index.html

07.01.2022 'This past weekend, I visited my grandparents in their residential aged care home. As usual, it was both lovely and utterly heartbreaking. Lovely, because I feel so lucky to be able to spend time with them, that they are still alive, their home is accepting visitors, and they still remember who I am. But, also, heartbreaking, because aging is tough, and living in residential aged care is tougher still, and this year, well, this year has made it all so much harder.'

05.01.2022 All of these changes both the bad and the good suggest that the virus is shining a light on the hidden assumptions and structures behind the world of disability in the same way as it is doing in other economic and social spheres.

04.01.2022 'With COVID-19 having reached the prison population, the risks for prisoners are real. It is plain to see that prisons are vulnerable environments. Hundreds of people detained in close confined quarters and concerns around hygiene standards and access to masks are but some of the issues that make them fertile ground for the virus to grow in.' Xavier College

04.01.2022 It's a gas gas gas

04.01.2022 "It may have taken five years but in the last session of the recently completed Senate Inquiry, finally a government department bureaucrat has used the phrase 'it is a national issue.' Well certainly 'When it suits,' one might respond."

04.01.2022 If they are to enlist the support of their people in acting responsibly in the face of coronavirus, governments must themselves practice responsibility. They must look to the good of the whole community, and especially to disadvantaged people who are at the greatest risk of contracting the coronavirus.

04.01.2022 Google likes playing the equality-for-all card in the news business. This, from a company that behaves, across the provision of its services, monopolistically and ruthlessly.

03.01.2022 'If you are feeling disengaged and cynical about our political system, it turns out that you are in the majority. And that is concerning.'

03.01.2022 With COVID-19 having reached the prison population, the risks for prisoners are real. It is plain to see that prisons are vulnerable environments. Hundreds of people detained in close confined quarters and concerns around hygiene standards and access to masks are but some of the issues that make them fertile ground for the virus to grow in. Xavier College

03.01.2022 When watching a news clip recently I was taken by a young womans attitude to the coronavirus restrictions. When asked how they had affected her, she said simply, It is what it is. The answer suggested an impressive acceptance far from the outrage, frustration and resentment that in the circumstances would not have been surprising.

02.01.2022 'While the legislation was proposed as something of a measure of last resort, the numbers already tell a different story. Unfortunately, many of us with a disability look at these figures (and at the proposed legalisation of euthanasia in New Zealand, which will be voted on later this year) with a weary mix of familiarity and horror.'

01.01.2022 'It is an open secret in the Middle East that many Arab governments have normal diplomatic and security relations with Israel. The taboo is in its public acknowledgment.'

01.01.2022 Many in the community are crying out for accountability. The idea is appealing because it sounds like a simple framework, but in practice it is extremely difficult to apply.

01.01.2022 The capacity to story our experience is a powerful tool for reflection and understanding. As adults we learn that no story is pure and we are capable of telling ourselves spin, but the shaping of experience into story is the bread and butter of our lives. Narrative, it has been said, is a primary act of mind.

01.01.2022 'The objections to the legislation focus correctly on the infringement of human rights. That phrase, however is bloodless. It might suggest that rights form a list to be ticked off. Human rights, however, are better conceived as a way of speaking about the conditions necessary for people to live decent human lives. The proper place from which to reflect on them is the actual lives of the people who are affected.'

01.01.2022 'If youre mad about some white people controlling the use of the Aboriginal flag, there are some things you should know. This is not a clear-cut case of white people trying to exploit Aboriginal culture or intellectual property for multiple reasons.'