Dec 17, 2018
It's essential there's mystery around the life of a sex worker.
No need to explain why.
When a worker and client are in the room together, what transpires
can feel deeply positive, therapeutic, even, over time,
transformative.
But outside the room, that exchange is weighed down by layers of
societal judgement that can...
Dec 17, 2018
The word is "repartee".
Anglican priest Father Chris Bedding has it by the truckload, yet
he's extremely careful to make sure that his significant comedic
and improvisational talents are kept out of the Church context.
Called to the priesthood while still at school, there's no doubt
Chris takes the complex and...
Dec 17, 2018
Composer Cat Hope has been described as “a superstar of Australian new music” best known for her graphic scores and new score-reading technologies.
It’s fascinating to wonder how the daughter of a military family with no especial leaning towards the arts has ended up being an internationally recognised authority...
Dec 17, 2018
Ever wondered what it means to be Sikh?
In Harjit Singh, we couldn't have found a better or more patient
explainer.
Harjit was a little kid when he came to Australia (Perth) with his
family.
Growing up there were times when he wondered if it were possible to be an Aussie and Sikh at the same time, for example after...
Dec 17, 2018
There are so many life experiences in the melting pot that makes Aisha Novakovich who she is today.
Parents from starkly different backgrounds, losing her Dad very young, being fostered out to numerous homes, and learning to be a Westerner before she learned to be a Muslim.
By her early teens Aisha already had a strong...