CARE TALK: Dealing With Conflict in the Workplace
CARE TALK is a monthly advice column in Aurora Magazine where a registered psychologist offers answers to common questions around mental health and counselling.
A Crisis Of Humanity
In August 2001, the Norwegian ship the MV Tampa rescued 440 asylum seekers stranded north of Australia after their boat sank. Then Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, refused the ship access to an Australian port. His government won the 2001 federal election, having pledged its commitment to the ‘war on terror’ and the defence of our borders against ‘illegal’ asylum seekers.
Loving The Stranger
Two Year 12 students from St Clare’s High School, Taree share their own personal experiences of attempting to offer hope to those in detention – and challenge us all to campaign alongside them.
“The Government Inspector” Comes To Town
St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton is staging ‘The Government Inspector’ in June at the Civic Playhouse. Student Cooper McDonald explains the story and shares his excitement as showtime approaches.
A Pilgrimage To Remember
The inaugural Combined Upper Hunter Catholic Schools European Pilgrimage saw 96 students, teachers, family and friends of both St Catherine’s, Singleton and St Joseph’s, Aberdeen share a unique and unforgettable experience.
BISHOP BILL WRIGHT: Wake Up The World
Way back in about 1990, I was asked to write a piece on ‘The Australian Church in the New Millennium’. As I recall, I was fairly upbeat.
Palliative Care – Putting Patients Back in the Driver’s Seat
National Palliative Care Week runs from 24 – 30 May. Debra Vermeer speaks to two women who know how important it is to talk about dying.
Commemorating a Saintly Visitor
Celebrating Mass or attending school in a humble timber building in Cooranbong seems difficult to imagine today, especially if it meant being accompanied by the woman who famously lived by the motto, “Never see a need without doing something about it”.
