For the past few weeks I’ve been reading a lot on social media about what’s not right in our community. And there is a lot that is not right. And we should talk and discuss that (respectfully). But there is also a lot that is right. A lot that makes …
If you would like a humbling experience, spend a day within the operations of WA Disability Enterprise (WADE) organisations. There are 8 of them, and they do everything from clothes recycling to printing to gardening. These organisations provide real and meaningful employment to people who may otherwise be welfare dependent. …
Last night the ABC Q&A featured the question “In a country wrestling with its conscience about asylum seekers and the stigmatisation of the Muslim community as terrorists, what do you think a play like Othello or The Merchant of Venice has to say to us?” Panellist John Bell responded: “I’d …
So you don’t like my opinion. You have the right to argue against it. The problem is, that the debate quickly degenerates. The Maccabean exercised its discretion and right to not accept an advertisement from NIF. They explained their position and declined to enter further discussion. Then social …
Jewgle Perth has been revived, at a time when there is much to discuss for the Perth Jewish community. On the one hand the community is growing, and from within the midst of this growth it is often hard to recognise and acknowledge some very encouraging trends. On the other …