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Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Store Eureka Street eureka@eurekastreet.com.au clean http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/NGtoE6_dP_Y/36406.mp3 Tim Kroenert Whereas The Hunt portrayed a small town gripped by paranoia after a sensitive and imaginative child's confused comments are taken out of context, in Broken the accusations are more sinister, used by a young girl to deflect consequences from herself, in full knowledge of the damage that her claims will cause to the accused. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36406.mp3 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:17 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Broken,Tim Roth,Rufus Norris,Cillian Murphy http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36406.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36406.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/DcFeZ9zpV3U/36407.mp3 Andrew Hamilton The Commonwealth and the Victorian state budgets this year were marked by a contradiction. Both committed more money to incarceration - detention centres and prisons; and both limited programs to help the people confined there. Such contradictions are usually signs of a bad policy that flows from shallow cultural values. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36407.mp3 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:02:17 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,prisons,detention centres,Patrick McGorry http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36407.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36407.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uq8aTobVwJg/36392.mp3 Ray Cassin Most responses to Rudd's conversion on gay marriage have focused on the implications for Australia's political dynamic. Those who bother to read the lengthy blog entry in which he announced his change of heart will be drawn into a broader debate about the relationship between church and state that takes place too rarely in Australian politics.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36392.mp3 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Kevin Rudd,Julia Gillard,Vatican II,Church and State,gay marriage http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36392.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36392.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/SuisqDxmwXs/36395.mp3 Michael Kirby The 2011 book Five Uneasy Pieces offered an alternative reading of the so-called 'clobber passages' that are at the core of religious unease about homosexuality. A follow-up volume pushes the envelope further by examining the biblical recognition of the variety of human love beyond traditional marriage. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36395.mp3 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Kirby,Pieces of Ease and Grace,sexuality,Rowan Williams http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36395.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36395.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/tXptdrlTGP4/36342.mp3 Fatima Measham How do we make sense of the perception that the economy is being mishandled when Australia is performing far better than other western countries? Or the fact that Labor faces a grim fate despite massive support for its major policies? The incongruence between public and political interest reveals democracy as an unfinished project.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36342.mp3 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Fatima Measham,democracy,gay marriage,gun control,Obama,Philippines, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36342.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36342.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/PocKCBgcTwQ/36345.mp3 Ian C. Smith Smoke pours from a meter box outside. Firemen scurry like comic extras, unable to locate the smoke's source. Spaced apart in orderly rows we swivel, casting sideways glances through tall windows. Organist and minister struggle with focus. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36345.mp3 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,Ian C. Smith http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36345.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36345.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/7t_Adv7ZaMs/36346.mp3 Michael Mullins Angelina Jolie's rational choice to undergo a pre-emptive double mastectomy has shown that science can improve human wellbeing with the use of highly specialised surgical techniques. But other rational choices we might make, in favour of techniques that involve therapeutic cloning, would do more to undermine human civilisation. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36346.mp3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,cloning,Angelina Jolie,pre-emptive masectomy,surgery,embryonic stem cells,ethics http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36346.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36346.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uaCaQHxb2Lo/36349.mp3 Tony Kevin On Friday, Fairfax reported on another ordeal at sea, over ten days between 27 April and 7 May. Only two people died, but the toll could easily have been far worse. The story as we know it so far raises disturbing questions about Australia's adherence to its rescue-at-sea obligations. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36349.mp3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Kevin,asylum seekers,refugees,Christmas Island,rescue,Indian Ocean http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36349.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36349.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/pAsrqNrMkjI/36292.mp3 Neil Ormerod It is difficult to get into the mind of a person who might have been pope eight years earlier. Would the intervening years have been filled with 'what ifs'? Would he have watched Benedict and wondered how he might have led differently? Whether they knew it or not the cardinals initiated a quiet revolution in electing this man.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36292.mp3 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Neil Ormerod,Pope Francis,Jorje Bergoglio http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36292.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36292.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/nKamXQOicSo/36293.mp3 John Falzon You don't build someone up by putting them down. You don't help someone into employment by pushing them into poverty. By keeping the unemployment benefit low, successive governments have deliberately humiliated people rather than improving their chances. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36293.mp3 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean John Falzon,Budget 2013,Newstart,NDIS http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36293.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36293.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/svo73_vALso/36282.mp3 Andrew Hamilton Many of the increased number of boat arrivals are families with children, driven to travel together because of the long delay in processing. To save children from dying at sea we drive more children to risk dying at sea, then inflict more indignities on them when they arrive. It is not a policy to be proud of.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36282.mp3 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,asylum seekers,asylum seeker children,Nauru,Christmas Island,Manus Island http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36282.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36282.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/zxNtwYg--RM/36284.mp3 Tim Kroenert While Anthony the Maronite is dismissive of his Buddhist hosts' beliefs, Freeman the Buddhist finds meaning in the symbols and rituals of Catholicism. The overly simplistic intention seems to be to set open and inclusive Eastern religion alongside narrow-minded, arrogant Western Christianity. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36284.mp3 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Compass,Holy Switch,interfaith dialogue,Buddhism,Hinduism,Catholicism http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36284.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36284.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/vQCwlqphsF0/36285.mp3 Lin Hatfield Dodds The 2013 Federal Budget is framed around a national disability insurance scheme, education reform, and welfare to work focused welfare spending. The jewel in the crown has to be DisabilityCare, which will make a significant difference in the daily lives of nearly half a million Australians. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36285.mp3 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Lin Hatfield Dodds,Budget,UnitingCare,welfare,community services,DisabilityCare http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36285.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36285.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/WuPNLNXUlEM/36280.mp3 Paul O'Callaghan The Treasurer has emphasised his belief that Labor's values and priorities are reflected in this Budget. He is keen to help the battler. Yet there is a sharp dissonance between the Government's promotion of a 'fair go' through big reforms and its evident disinterest in so many citizens whose financial struggles are profound. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36280.mp3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Paul O'Callaghan,Budget 2013,Newstart,NDIS http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36280.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36280.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/eu_5lVbwMRU/36273.mp3 Philip Harvey On the eve of the violent overthrow of the elected government of Chile 40 years ago, Pablo Neruda wrote a cycle of cantos that came to be called The Book of Questions. Twelve days after the coups the poet was dead. It is hard to miss the military and political connotations of some of Neruda's 'questions'. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36273.mp3 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Philip Harvey,Pablo Neruda,Salvadore Allende,Chile,Pinochet http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36273.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36273.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/8xlN-_tWSZU/36275.mp3 Frank Brennan Australian governments of both political persuasions have reassured the Australian public that they are decent and special when it comes to dealing with the Timorese over disagreements in the Timor Sea. Time for such special pleading is over. For the good of ongoing relations between these two unequal neighbours, it is time for Australia to commit to negotiating final maritime boundaries. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36275.mp3 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Frank Brennan,East Timor,Timor Leste http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36275.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36275.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/98VrTXYaGM0/36212.mp3 Grant Fraser When ibis move, they do so in rosters of fastidious steps, each bird as polite as a grandad who is looking for the salt ... Stooped in twos or threes like patient skittles, they whisper quiet inventories of silvered figments and storied frogs. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36212.mp3 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,Grant Fraser,ibis,starlings,corellas http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36212.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36212.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/J6o7KuaAhOM/36209.mp3 Caz Coleman It has been embarrassing to sit in on meetings of the UNHCR recently and be asked by other countries' delegates why Australia is so worried about its relatively small number of asylum arrivals. We need to take a broader perspective on this issue and, rather than complain, learn how to better manage arrivals.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36209.mp3 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Caz Coleman,asylum seekers,Nauru,refugees,UNHCR http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36209.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36209.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/elW-3m3tTbc/36211.mp3 Michael Mullins Victims of church sexual abuse have suffered a setback with NSW Government moves to impose a ten year statute of limitations. For many victims, it takes much longer than ten years before they are ready to tell their story. If they are forced to speak before they are ready, they may speak half-truths or not speak at all.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36211.mp3 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,sex abuse,Francis Sullivan,Child Abuse Royal Commission,statute of limitations http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36211.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36211.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/lUD7f0pMH3Y/36207.mp3 Moira Rayner At its best local government lifts the vision of its people from NIMBY-ism and road maintenance to a sense of community and attachment. But Australians are now so disengaged from politicians state and federal that the timing of Gillard's announcement of a referendum on local government could do more harm than good. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36207.mp3 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Moira Rayner,local governments,referendum http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36207.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36207.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/MUlVqMiXI20/36208.mp3 Ellena Savage A few years ago, when my shifts had been cut at the store and I was waiting on a few freelance cheques, I found myself down to $3 for the entire week. I don't like borrowing money, so I spent it all on a 3kg bag of potatoes and got creative. The thing to remember though is that I had $3 and a functional kitchen. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36208.mp3 Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ellena Savage,poverty,Oaktree Foundation,live below the line,minimum wage,Newstart http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36208.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36208.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/73iKYGqfelo/36206.mp3 Andrew Hamilton In our care of the aged, not only their health and security are at stake but also their self-respect and dignity. It is impossible not to sympathise with the argument that the high skills this requires from carers should be better remunerated. But in the business of business and remuneration, love is the skill that dares not speak its name. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36206.mp3 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,aged care, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36206.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36206.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/-RT6sHiHBmI/36205.mp3 Tim Kroenert Melinda Tankard Reist says 'in a culture that rewards exhibitionism, your achievements count for nothing unless you're willing to get naked'. The characters in Spring Breakers are the end product of a culture that has commodified young women completely. But is it helpful to objectify women to make a point about objectifying women?  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36205.mp3 Wed, 08 May 2013 09:33:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Spring Breakers,James Franco,Selena Gomez,Vanessa Hudgens,Ashley Benson,Rachel Korine,Melinda Tankard Reist http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36205.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36205.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/bfpKIIOctsM/36191.mp3 Gillian Bouras My mother came to stay for a week after my eldest was born. She cooked, cleaned, showed me how to manage the basic baby-care routines. I felt utterly desolated when the time came for her to leave. 'Do not worry. You are perfectly capable of looking after this baby,' she said. I didn't believe her.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36191.mp3 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Gillian Bouras,Mother's Day,Greece http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36191.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36191.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/TSe9pbcPNAc/36194.mp3 Ray Cassin Gillard's adroit manoeuvring of Abbott into supporting the NDIS will do little to help her come September. People typically vote for whoever they trust to govern, and the public's lack of trust in Labor derives not from policy or the legislative record but from the circumstances in which she became prime minister in the first place. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36194.mp3 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Julia Gillard,Tony Abbott,NDIS,paid parental lead http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36194.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36194.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/ayf8tRZaH9E/36185.mp3 Various They're hooked, no longer hear the church's gong, the stories or the insights that beget it, Real need for intimacy drives them on, a bare heartbeat from chaste religious song. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36185.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,John Falzon,Sean Goedecke,Isabella Fels,Peta Edmonds,Jill Sutton http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36185.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36185.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/_xeUM2RKXjM/36132.mp3 Brian Toohey Labor is struggling with a $12 billion write down in anticipated revenue for 2012-13 after Treasury bungled the forecasts. It could cut back on government assistance to those who can fend for themselves. But it has chosen to penalise the poor, with those on the parenting payment being switched to the lower Newstart.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36132.mp3 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Toohey,Australian Financial Review,Budget 2013,Wayne Swan,Julia Gillard,Bill Shorten http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36132.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36132.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/YKhleNujNu0/36184.mp3 Michael Mullins 'Never see a need without doing something about it' is the principle that guided Australia's first saint Mary MacKillop. This is also what drives successful politicians, and the NDIS is a good but rare example of this. Unfortunately few political leaders are able to see a real need and successfully legislate to do something about it. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36184.mp3 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,disability,Gillard,NDIS,DisabilityCare,politics,climate change,Mary MacKillop http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36184.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36184.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/SGnKRVAMXPw/36127.mp3 John Warhurst The Coalition's characterisation of the Gillard Government as a lame duck is a tactic to slow down decision-making over the next four months. A government has every right not just to keep the wheels turning but to continue to try to implement its program even if it is just trying to improve its chances of re-election. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36127.mp3 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean John Warhurst,Julia Gillard,Tony Abbott,Labor,Coalition http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36127.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36127.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/g7fwepDBLZY/36120.mp3 Barry Gittins and Jen Vuk Casting a Victorious PM Abbott as a puppet of Pell and Howard, or a fiddler with women's rights, seems risible; Abbott is bound by social restraints after all. Nonetheless, there is something ominous in David Marr's droll observation: 'His values have never stood in his way.' http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36120.mp3 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Barry Gittins,Jen Vuk,Tony Abbott,David Marr http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36120.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36120.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/vj1LVqjWWJU/36131.mp3 Kevin McGovern The risk of physical complications after chemical abortion is relatively low, but real. The likelihood of psychological problems - even profound problems like post-traumatic stress disorder - is much greater. The girls and women of Australia who face an unplanned pregnancy deserve something better from our society than cheap abortion drugs. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36131.mp3 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Kevin McGovern,RU486,abortion http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36131.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36131.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uXlpNkLnEpI/36128.mp3 Tim Kroenert Kindergarten teacher Lucas' life falls apart after he is wrongfully accused of abusing a young girl. We might feel outraged at his persecution, yet are his persecutors really guilty of anything more than taking a victim at her word? Rather than a cautionary tale, Lucas' story is best viewed as a tragedy. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36128.mp3 Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,The Hunt,Mads Mikkelsen,clergy sex abuse http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36128.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36128.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/sbudx1Fh5C0/35997.mp3 Andrew Hamilton The future of the Catholic tradition will not rest with Liberal, Conservative or Evangelical Catholicism. Not because those who would define themselves as members of such groupings are liberal or conservative, but because they are essentially reactive. They derive their energy from opposition to the perceived weakness or wickedness of other groups.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35997.mp3 Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Catholic Church,New Evangelisation,Evangelical Catholicism http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35997.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35997.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/v6WE78lQR_w/34322.mp3 Brian Doyle A nightstick doesn't sound fearsome, but when you see one up close you respect the inherent violence of the thing. I stared at it for a while, contemplating how a burly policeman with his feet set could deliver a cracking blow to a head or a shoulder or an arm flung across your face to protect your eyes and brains. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34322.mp3 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Doyle,police brutality http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34322.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34322.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/-4hFRcr1mRA/36124.mp3 David James In The Big Bang Theory Sheldon invents a game of chess which 'utilises a three-sided board with transitional quadrilateral-to-triangular tessellation to solve the balanced centre combat-area problem'. This gobbledegook sounds suspiciously similar to the application of mathematical models to financial securities in derivatives markets. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36124.mp3 Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean David James,global financial crisis,Margaret Thatcher,Eurozone crisis,Big Bang Theory http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36124.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36124.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uqsSnTS8ado/36017.mp3 Various And in the raucosity of blogs, the avidity of trolls, the ubiquity of porn, the vidvidvidity of tubes, the facebookery of profiles, the aviary of twittervation - can the mind still find that space to stretch itself? http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36017.mp3 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,P. S. Cottier,Peter Gebhardt,Les Wicks,Ross Jackson http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36017.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36017.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/IMBqYtrvXa0/35825.mp3 Paul Newbury My great-grandfather John Eckersley Newbury was a convict and a squatter who became wealthy through a generous land policy and because his wife's family helped set him up on the land. During this period, the Kamilaroi of northern NSW fought a guerilla war of resistance against the British. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35825.mp3 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Paul Newbury,Aboriginal,Indigenous,Myall Creek,massacre http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35825.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35825.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/OtK1-xJql7A/35793.mp3 Lily Zubaidah Rahim and Sven Schottmann Amid democratic transitions in Asia and protest movements in the Middle East, a growing number of Malaysians are unwilling to countenance any further their government's paternalistic politics. Whoever wins next Sunday's election will have the task of forging a new consensus on what it means to be Malaysian.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35793.mp3 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Lily Zubaidah Rahim,Sven Schottmann,Malaysia election,Najib Razak http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35793.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35793.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/AjfZk-JCG5E/36016.mp3 Michael Mullins Wage increases for aged care workers should not be allowed to become yet another laudable but failed Gillard Government initiative that an incoming Coalition government refuses to countenance because of its stated commitment to fiscal responsibility. The dignity of older Australians is not expendable. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36016.mp3 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,aged care,Mary Chiarella,Productivity Commission,nursing,human dignity,care http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36016.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/36016.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uy2J4M99i50/35847.mp3 Brian Matthews If the Shadow Minister for Immigration had read Swift's satirical essay 'A Modest Proposal', a new front in his asylum seeker campaign would have opened up. Spurning Nauru, all he has to do is channel asylum seekers into hunting-specified NSW parks and reserves and let Barry O'Farrell's hunters do the rest. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35847.mp3 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Matthews,Scott Morrison,asylum seekers,refugees http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35847.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35847.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/JzZf6wyAmnM/35832.mp3 Patrick McCabe In 2011 the US Supreme Court found it was not unlawful for members of Westboro Baptist Church to stage inflammatory protests at the funerals of US soldiers, whom the church believes are killed by God to demonstrate disapproval at tolerance of gay people. You might say 'only America', but recently something similar nearly happened here.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35832.mp3 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Patrick McCabe,freedom of speech,freedom of religion,Westboro Baptist Church,God Hates Fags http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35832.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35832.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/O3FAUcEWSI0/35994.mp3 Ray Cassin Restarting the republic debate was almost certainly not what Tony Abbott had in mind when he wrote to Julia Gillard about the appointment of our next governor-general. He has unwittingly done Australians a service by reminding us why the people, not politicians, should choose the person who holds the office. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35994.mp3 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Julia Gillard,Tony Abbott,governor-general,Quentin Bryce,republic http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35994.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35994.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/ICWUjYiycGA/35713.mp3 Margaret McDonald The city seemed always to sulk under clouds. Only occasionally the sun showed its face, promising something but never delivering: just like his life. He was confused and often afraid. He had not wanted to leave his home, but his family had sacrificed much to send him here, and he was starting to feel he had let them down.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35713.mp3 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Margaret McDonald,refugees http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35713.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35713.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/a8bamLEpx2w/35711.mp3 Andee Jones A recent study of sexual violence in six Asia-Pacific countries revealed that one in every four men had committed rape. When men who don't rape tell the violent minority that they have no such right, the dreadful statistics will start to plummet.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35711.mp3 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andee Jones,rape http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35711.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35711.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/9a7nQoNVBHM/35988.mp3 N. N. Trakakis and Vivien Arnold 'When it comes to the kiss, philosophy has very little to say,' you once protested. 'It would seem that the lovers of wisdom don't know how to kiss!' ... Always longing for union with my other (and better) half, the two pieces, long astray, finally fitted together, mouth-to-mouth ... http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35988.mp3 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35988.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35988.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/JyUlyrn2pJY/35987.mp3 Michael Mullins In a week of racist and xenophobic reaction to the Boston Marathon bombing, one US observer commented separately on Australia's racism, describing our country as one of the 'most comfortably racist places' he'd ever been in. Racism is a source of shame in the US, but part of the culture in Australia.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35987.mp3 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,Boston Marathon,racism,John Oliver,Harry Connick Jnr,refugees,White Australia Policy http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35987.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35987.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Cn6ogyage5A/35629.mp3 Dean Ashenden Around 20,000 people died in a series of violent conflicts between peoples extending across the entire continent and more than half of our history. We have yet to find a way to remember the loss of those people with anything like the scale and intensity of our other commemorations, such as Anzac Day. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35629.mp3 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Dean Ashenden,Anzac Day,Indigenous Australians http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35629.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35629.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/2-Na1ayv9Qc/35831.mp3 Frank Brennan It is time for each side of politics to stop blaming the other for the increasing wave of boats and for Gillard to cease invoking the unreal prospect of a revised Malaysia Solution. A revised arrangement consistent with the recommendations of the Expert Panel is an impossibility before the election. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35831.mp3 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Frank Brennan,Malaysia Solution,CLEAR Australia http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35831.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35831.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/GdW_ioC_uik/35839.mp3 Benedict Coleridge He was the same age as me and had the same name. But he looked old. He'd left Nigeria and walked to Macedonia; four years of walking. His feet were covered in callouses, dried and thickened. In the course of these wanderings he had been kidnapped, beaten and starved. The irregular migrants in Macedonia have come to the end of the road. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35839.mp3 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Benedict Coleridge,Brussels http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35839.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35839.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/aCGDzmbCYCQ/35845.mp3 Irfan Yusuf The image of the face of eight-year-old Boston victim Marty Richards will touch the hearts of all. Yet in his name, and depending on the outcome of the investigation, we might see calls for invasions of other lands. Such actions are hardly representative of the express wishes of terror victims and their families. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35845.mp3 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Irfan Yusuf,Boston Marathon,bombing,September 11,Iraq,Afghanistan http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35845.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35845.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/OE-iSBsdNRA/35846.mp3 Tim Kroenert Pinochet's supporters are, with good reason, banking on the populace's fear and willingness to maintain the status quo. Enter brash young advertising executive René Saavedra. His rusted-on socialist colleagues are at first aghast but gradually persuaded by his conviction that rather than wallowing in negativity, they should be selling optimism. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35846.mp3 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,No,Chile,Pinochet,Gael García Bernal http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35846.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35846.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/9rm0cIqesYw/35016.mp3 Andrew Hamilton The debate about the right of church organisations to discriminate in employment is usually framed in terms of exclusion. But it can be framed more positively. A religious background may be required not because it satisfies the demands of the church, but to ensure that those whom the organisation serves continue to be treated with great respect.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35016.mp3 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,discrimination http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35016.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35016.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/KnFOp37A5po/35840.mp3 Gillian Bouras The label 'crazy script' really infuriated me. The article suggested the Irish were all the better for having parted with their own 'crazy' Gaelic script in the 20th century. But an attack on a culture's language is an efficacious way of destroying the culture itself, and scrapping an alphabet seemed to me to be the thin edge of the wedge. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35840.mp3 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Gillian Bouras,Greece,language http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35840.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35840.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/A3IzkXAYxBo/35841.mp3 Ray Cassin If the states give Gillard's Gonski education proposals the thumbs-down, as is expected to happen at Friday's COAG meeting, it will not be the first time since Labor's return to office in 2007 that Australia's creaking constitutional arrangements have made fundamental reform impossible. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35841.mp3 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Julia Gillard,Gonski,states,federation,COAG http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35841.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35841.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/wVdyQhAZMAQ/35837.mp3 Tony Kevin We now have another distressing and perplexing case of possible Australian failure properly to use intelligence information to save lives. If the unnamed agency that briefed AMSA did have the relevant coordinates, and yet did not pass them to AMSA to pass to BASARNAS, it could be complicit in the deaths of up to 58 people last week. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35837.mp3 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Kevin,safety at sea,asylum seekers,Christmas Island http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35837.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35837.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Zu-0WZR87yw/35811.mp3 Duncan MacLaren We seem to think it is okay to publish pictures of Kim Jong-un with Mickey Mouse ears or refer to his late father Kim Jong-il as a 'pygmy'. Insulting a proud people, no matter how weird we think the regime is, does not win friends. The west would do well to remember this if it is to engage the regime in meaningful dialogue. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35811.mp3 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Duncan MacLaren,North Korea,Kim Jong-un http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35811.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35811.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/lYGbNaESmlA/35830.mp3 Various ... is up to something, but will not reveal that tricksy intention ... it listens for the starting gun in the hands of a distant God. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35830.mp3 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35830.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35830.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/AUdzDEx7ZFc/35826.mp3 Ruby Hamad Whereas feminism realises the inherent potential and worth in all women, Exceptional Women succeed because of their perceived likeness, not to other women, but to men. Consequently, they make things harder, not easier, for other women. Margaret Thatcher was many things, but she absolutely was not a feminist. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35826.mp3 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ruby Hamad,Margaret Thatcher,feminism http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35826.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35826.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Pbf-oszhMK0/35829.mp3 Michael Mullins Under the Coalition's version of the National Broadband Network, super-fast access is not lost for those who can afford the internet connectivity equivalent to a business class flight. Those who cannot however will make up the large new underclass of the digitally disadvantaged.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35829.mp3 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,NBN,Malcolm Turnbull,broadband,Tony Abbott,Stephen Conroy,FTTN http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35829.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35829.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/bj0vMMElUVc/35818.mp3 William Gourlay A public letter from the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), declared that PKK insurgents should forego armed struggle against the Turkish military. An end to terror is one thing, but there is a way to go before Turkey's Kurds have the rights and freedoms they've long hankered for.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35818.mp3 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean William Gourlay,Turkey,Kurds,Öcalan,PKK http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35818.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35818.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/zLDaNL_BL4o/35823.mp3 Fatima Measham The Church is unique among the institutions under scrutiny from the Royal Commission. The trust laypeople hold in priests and other vowed religious is not the same trust held in teachers, doctors and coaches. It is sourced from the stories that feed their faith. This is the context in which the betrayal must be understood.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35823.mp3 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Fatima Measham,Royal Commission,clergy sex abuse http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35823.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35823.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/zXqrcOvfyDQ/35824.mp3 Ellena Savage The phrase 'white men saving brown women from brown men' derides the use of western feminist tropes to further colonial expansion. The anti-Islamic reaction of some feminist activists to the death threats suffered by Tunisian 'naked protestor' Amina Tyler does nothing to promote global solidarity among women. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35824.mp3 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ellena Savage,Femen,feminism,Muslim,Amina Tyler,naked protest http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35824.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35824.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Rkl2yiZShu0/35819.mp3 Tony Kevin The Rudd years, like the Howard years, were years of stasis, even regression, in Australia-China relations. Refreshingly, Julia Gillard chalked up a major foreign policy success this week, putting Australia-China relations back on the track trailblazed by Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke many years ago. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35819.mp3 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Kevin,China,Julia Gillard http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35819.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35819.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Tgq0tiXr4oQ/35792.mp3 Andrew Hamilton Pope Francis' Holy Thursday expedition to the juvenile justice centre to wash the feet of young people, male and female, Christian and Muslim, breached liturgical rules. But he was right to do so. Church and state laws are securely grounded only when there is a shared sense of the importance of human flourishing. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35792.mp3 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Francis http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35792.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35792.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/qK9ThVUP-CU/35816.mp3 Tim Kroenert A Rabbi informs Joseph that although he has been circumcised and celebrated his Bah Mitzvah, the revelations about his biological origins mean he must undergo 'cleansing' rituals to be accepted as a Jew. Religious institutions err when they elevate legalism over human need. In this instance the institution is found wanting. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35816.mp3 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,The Other Son (M) Director: Lorraine Levy. Starring: Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk, Mehdi Dehbi, Areen Omari, Khalifa Natour, Mahmud Shalaby . 101 minutes http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35816.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35816.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/YTm_4k60COQ/35800.mp3 Duncan MacLaren While any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind', I must admit to pouring a glass of good malt at the news of Thatcher's passing. The Southern English may laud her as the greatest prime minister after Churchill but for us Scots she was a hate figure who in the last days of her premiership scarcely dared to cross the border for fear of being assassinated. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35800.mp3 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Duncan MacLaren,Margaret Thatcher http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35800.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35800.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/9loRql5Jhf8/35774.mp3 Barry Breen If poetry is the pulse of our cultural life, so too can it be seen as the pulse of our public decisions. Our poetry loving Minister for the Environment may find wisdom in the words of some of his favourite poets when it comes to decisions about the Murray Darling basin, Tarkine wilderness and Great Barrier Reef. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35774.mp3 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Barry Breen,Tony Burke,poetry,Murray Darling Basin,Tarkine,Great Barrier Reef http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35774.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35774.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/O78M3uJBo14/35776.mp3 Brendan Ryan The straggly lines of his arguments follow cow paths ... He laughs as much as he spits. Veins in his cheeks, grey hair testament to frosty mornings, a bull bowling his wife over in the yard ... My father had developed a bad habit of listening. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35776.mp3 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,Brendan Ryan http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35776.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35776.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/fWgNoKLBpss/35794.mp3 David James Commentary on the proposed changes to tax on super has created the impression that the truly needy will miss out on extra cash as politicians pander to middle class voters. This is almost entirely false. In terms of where tax dollars are allocated, Australia has definitely concentrated on lower class welfare. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35794.mp3 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean David James,superannuation http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35794.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35794.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/4AzZMmHb6ME/35782.mp3 Andrew Hamilton Adrian Lyons, founding editor of Eureka Street, died last week. In life he strove to go beneath the surface when reflecting on personal and public issues, and to attend to the unnoticed connections between culture and faith, and the surprising places where they come together in public life. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35782.mp3 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Adrian Lyons,Eureka Street,founding editor http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35782.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35782.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/CZbhD9kSa7k/35772.mp3 Dean Ashenden The backsliding began before Gonski even got started: his riding instructions were to ensure that 'no school will be worse off'. Since then one backward step has followed another. What the prime minister wants now from the state premiers when they meet on 19 April is not Gonski but the appearance of Gonski. She may not get even that. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35772.mp3 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Dean Ashenden,Education Revolution,Julia Gillard,Gonski http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35772.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35772.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/fwHL7MtV-EI/35773.mp3 Ray Cassin In Orwell's 1984, the daily 'two-minutes hate' sees citizens gather to scream their loathing at images of Big Brother's enemy, Emmanuel Goldstein. The ritual has become so entrenched that what Goldstein is supposed to have said or done has become mostly forgotten and largely irrelevant. So now it is with Rudd. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35773.mp3 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Kevin Rudd,Julia Gillard,Simon Crean http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35773.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35773.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/VmySJX2Lv3o/35768.mp3 Barry Gittins and Jen Vuk I know and love people who struggle with depression. I've lost friends to suicide. Depression was my constant companion at times and suicide an alluring, far country. A recent novel delves into the life of a family reeling from the suicide of a child, and shows that even in the deepest recesses of grief, joy can interrupt. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35768.mp3 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Jen Vuk,Barry Gittins,The View on the Way Down,Rebecca Wait,suicide http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35768.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35768.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/G6jek_J8tTM/35720.mp3 Andrew Hamilton A certain metaphorical framework sees community organisations as factories and the people they serve as consumers. It can be useful to focus attention on the costs and efficiency of programs. But when it becomes the master model for caring for human beings, it betrays all that most community organisations are about. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35720.mp3 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35720.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35720.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/1Gp7l-N8SF4/35771.mp3 Tim Kroenert Stéphanie loses her legs in a workplace accident. Alain is a single father who becomes her confidante. Their sexual encounters are shown to restore and affirm her dignity; they highlight the physicality of the act, particularly how Stéphanie's confidence in her own changed body flourishes through it. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35771.mp3 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Marion Cotillard,Jacques Audiard,Matthias Schoenaerts http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35771.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35771.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/MOLB__UVwUk/35770.mp3 Irfan Yusuf Many must have wondered if it was an April Fools joke. An episode of Q&A worth watching? One without a single pompous pundit or partisan politician? Despite the presence of two atheists, religion dominated, perhaps because the most articulate spokesperson for atheism was herself representing a faith. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35770.mp3 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Irfan Yusuf,ABC,Q&A,Robina Courtin,Mark Coleridge,Josh Thomas,Islam,Deborah Conway http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35770.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35770.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/KckpvXpIwrQ/35516.mp3 Helen Sage In 1999 my 22-year-old daughter sustained a head injury in a motor vehicle accident. She now contends with the use of only one normally functioning limb amid multiple disabilities. The 'support' provided by family carers is said to save the nation billions of dollars annually. But carers give much more than support. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35516.mp3 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Helen Sage,carers http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35516.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35516.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/ego-PiTnJmQ/35718.mp3 Saba Hakim, Ray Carmichael and Ouyang Yu We have wished to invade Australia like you'd never imagined from where we are based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, countries reduced by hegemony to hell. We ruled the waves till we were in sight of an island that looked from afar like a welcome entity. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35718.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,Saba Hakim,Ray Carmichael,Ouyang Yu http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35718.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35718.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/8W9Q7C04Ys8/35699.mp3 John Warhurst In days past the 'consultancy' activity of former senior politicians was cloaked in respectability and not perceived as being at the hands-on end of lobbying. That pretence has now ended and Alexander Downer and Peter Costello are good examples. It is an unhealthy development with plenty of room for conflicts of interest. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35699.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean John Warhurst,lobbyists,Alexander Downer,John Howard,Peter Costello http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35699.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35699.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/gigKT-zxZIQ/35697.mp3 Andrew Hamilton Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass among young offenders who are marginal in any society. His gesture says something about Easter, and about the implications of his desire for a Church of the poor. Those who stand in solidarity with the marginalised will themselves become marginalised.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35697.mp3 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Francis,Church of the poor,Easter,asylum seekers,Indigenous Australians http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35697.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35697.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/9yu_8L7upKA/35712.mp3 Tony Kevin The details of the event as so far publicly known suggest seriously life-threatening negligent process. No one would have died if this unnecessary and, on the face if it, unprofessional halt and boarding had not taken place. No amount of blaming the asylum seekers' poor seamanship can get around that fact. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35712.mp3 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Kevin,asylum seekers,boat people,capsized,Christmas Island,Pacific Solution http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35712.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35712.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/4JheMxlU3ag/35710.mp3 Jim McDermott Were you not there when I appointed Lord Slippery to the most honourable office in the land? Were you not there when I travelled to Western Sydney to be with my people and then did only carefully controlled media events? I do not need to make sense. I am Queen! Now, send me my Guild of Faceless Men. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35710.mp3 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Jim McDermott,Julia Gillard,Bob Carr,Tyrion Lannister,Tony Windsor,Julie Bishop http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35710.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35710.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/MmS73xFRLxg/35704.mp3 Jessica Brown A large, harrowing eye is marked on the clay outside the door of one refugee family, tears splashing down. Depression hangs in the air, mingling with the overwhelming odour from the inadequate sewage system. Still, the family unity remains strong, and the seed of hope is evident among the young people. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35704.mp3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Jessica Brown,Amman,Jordan,refugee camp,Gaza,Palestine,Israel http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35704.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35704.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/2SSmvo_a8cg/35514.mp3 David James Australia's business lobbies are fond of complaining that company tax is too high. Lower it, they argue, and the economy would become more dynamic and everyone would benefit. The reality isn't that simple. The combination of Australia's dividend imputation system and the compulsory super scheme greatly benefit Australia's big companies. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35514.mp3 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean David James,economics,superannuation,dividends http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35514.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35514.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/wAyLyQICZFQ/35618.mp3 Susan Metcalfe While the Government deserves some credit for its decision to transfer pregnant women from the PNG detention centre to Australia, and for refraining from sending children under the age of seven to the facility, the fact remains that it has embraced and entrenched many of the Coalition cruelties that in 2007 it promised to end. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35618.mp3 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Susan Metcalfe,Pacific Solution,Nauru,Manus Island,asylum seekers http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35618.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35618.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/sgpPhzcCMk4/35626.mp3 Bronwyn Evans A wooden sturdy poker, it helped on the days when you couldn't feel the floor, but was no substitute for a seat on the tram when you don't look sick or expecting. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35626.mp3 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35626.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35626.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/zjcoFbrTmUg/35625.mp3 Michael Mullins Most of our attention on Thursday focused on the disintegration of the ALP, reflecting politicians at their worst. But one of Friday's minor headlines described the overshadowed Forced Adoptions Apology as Julia Gillard 'at her finest'. The emerging pattern of official recognition of the hurt caused to disadvantaged Australians by past public policy deserves more exposure. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35625.mp3 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,National Apology,Forced Adoption http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35625.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35625.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Bd3T0v7q2qU/35529.mp3 Frank Brennan Given the opinion polls and divisions in Labor, it's no surprise Abbott is confidently preparing his team for government. Anything he says about constitutional change therefore carries weight. Advocates for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians would be heartened then by two of his recent speeches.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35529.mp3 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Frank Brennan,Constitution,Indigenous Affairs,Adam Giles,Northern Territory http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35529.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35529.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/kWnGj2rLZ3w/35530.mp3 Benedict Coleridge Our political leaders are suffering from the disenchantment of the electorate. Canberra and its political hackery has less appeal now than it's had for a long time. It might be worth listening to Bob Hawke, who recently unwittingly echoed the seniment of French philosopher Simone Weil's essay 'On the Abolition of All Political Parties'. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35530.mp3 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Benedict Coleridge,Simone Weil,Trotsky,Bob Hawke,Simon Leys http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35530.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35530.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/f5y7gAFqzoI/35525.mp3 Tim Kroenert Fr Murphy's atrocities include using the confessional as a lair in which to abuse his deaf students. With the Royal Commission already gathering steam, Silence in the House of God warns what revelations may be to come, and reminds those with high hopes for Pope Francis how much work remains to be done. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35525.mp3 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,clergy sex abuse,Pope Francis,Ratzinger http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35525.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35525.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/IHkJIf-E-Ow/35527.mp3 Andrew Hamilton The relationship between the Catholic Church and the poor was explored most seriously in Latin America. I caught its dimensions most vividly in a dawn trip on a clapped out US school bus to a small regional town in El Salvador. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35527.mp3 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Francis,Church of the poor http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35527.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35527.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uCFbbje45RU/35517.mp3 Neil Ormerod There are 57 cardinals over 72 years of age. If Francis is in office for eight years or more he'll have a direct hand in replacing each of them. Just as John Paul II shaped the college of cardinals for the election of Benedict, so Francis is likely to shape the college for the election of his successor. This is a long term impact. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35517.mp3 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Neil Ormerod,Pope Francis http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35517.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35517.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/r1jXxdSQspE/35520.mp3 Ray Cassin Free speech is not at risk, and the media companies know it. Their real fears concern the proposed Public Interest Media Advocate's task to determine whether future mergers and acquisitions are in the public interest. The outcry is motivated by self-interest, not concern for the rights and freedoms of citizens.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35520.mp3 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Stephen Conroy,media laws,freedom of speech,Fairfax,News Limited http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35520.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35520.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/FoOXCpRLkW4/35515.mp3 Beth Doherty The power of social media was manifest during the days following the announcement. Images of the Pope washing and kissing the feet of women, cancer and AIDS patients, and the poor, went viral. Francis himself recognised that the often maligned and misunderstood work of the media can play a part in spreading a message of justice. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35515.mp3 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Beth Doherty,@SistineSeagull,Pope Francis http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35515.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35515.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/GuWcgLmhjUM/35512.mp3 Fatima Measham The Prime Minister's aggressive attempts to tighten the rules for 457 visas is part of a campaign to appease her party's blue-collar base. This didn't begin last month in Western Sydney; it was kick-started as far back as 2011 when she said the 'Australian Greens do not share Australian values'. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35512.mp3 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Fatima Measham,457 Visas,racism,asylum seekers,refugees,migrants,Scott Morrison,Chris Bowen http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35512.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35512.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/gruSJEe5pvw/35509.mp3 Peta Edmonds On the corner, like an unloved spider, if you've got a cigarette, they've got the lighter. They're in love with all the Gods. They get along with their bong. For them the smoke is the Holy Ghost. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35509.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Peta Edmonds,new Australian poems http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35509.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35509.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/x4bebakTTMc/35510.mp3 Tony Smith Gone are the days when Australians believed everyone deserved a fair go: the principle that 'might is right' has replaced the ideals of equity and justice in the national psyche. It is not surprising that after engaging in costly military actions over a decade Australians are more fearful now than when we invaded Iraq in 2003.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35510.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Smith,Iraq,Baghdad http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35510.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35510.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/5AtDZ29ksT4/35417.mp3 Michael Mullins During the week, media power brokers portrayed Communications Minister Stephen Conroy as a Stalinist enemy of press freedom. This coincided with an assault on one of its core principles - the protection of journalists' sources - by Gina Rinehart, one of Australia's up and coming media barons. It appears politicians are scared to speak out. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35417.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,Adele Ferguson,Gina Rinehart,press freedom,journalist sources http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35417.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35417.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Q4ZFk-LjgIk/35433.mp3 Richard Leonard Francis stood there alone for the cruellest time. This is why members of royal families never appear on balconies alone: you can only wave so often. The Latin Americans went nuts. This guy is now the most famous Argentine ever, jumping Che, Evita and Maradona. Like 'Francis', they specialise in one-name handles too, but with friends like that ...  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35433.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Richard Leonard,Pope Francis,curia http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35433.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35433.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Ja2ULwqkVmg/35434.mp3 Patrick McCabe Is voting about giving the finger to politicians you can't stand, or determining which candidate is the one most suited to being given power? In a democracy, we maintain that the best candidate is the one who is most preferable to the most people. If some of us refuse to say who they prefer, we can't work out who is the best candidate. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35434.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Patrick McCabe,democracy,compulsory voting,Christopher Pearson http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35434.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35434.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/eb-fcvlouZ4/35411.mp3 Tim Kroenert The roots of Assange's civil disobedience are linked to his derision of his mother's penchant for ineffective peaceful protest. His family's run-ins with the mountain cult of which they were one-time members hints at lasting psychological trauma in Asssange that may contribute to his later persona as a lone avenger. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35411.mp3 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Julian Assange,Wikileaks,Rob Connolly http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35411.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35411.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/_kPh9b7lD28/35412.mp3 Ray Cassin The media abhor a vacuum, and thus we got to hear about, among other things, the cabal of anonymous gay clerics who are allegedly at the heart of the Vatileaks and banking scandals. UFOs and monsters from space didn't appear in these stories, but if the Church had endured another week of sede vacante they probably would have. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35412.mp3 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Pope Francis,Jorge Mario Bergoglio http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35412.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35412.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/CvDv9pkCins/35413.mp3 Ellena Savage The Arts Minister Simon Crean's new Creative Partnerships initiative is another more-of-the-same, fund-career-administrators-and-educators-and-leave-artistes-to-their-hellish-squalor kind of model. Art can be a satisfying occupation, but artists cannot live on self-satisfaction alone. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35413.mp3 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ellena Savage,art,journalism,Creative Australia,Simon Crean http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35413.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35413.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/lCQZgYpKP6Q/35393.mp3 Tim Kroenert Komona is just 12 when she is brutally conscripted by rebel soldiers. Before long she falls pregnant under horrific circumstances. The best that can be said about her situation is that it offers fragile hope that life may be made to flourish even in a landscape of violence and death. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35393.mp3 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Rebelle,War Witch,Africa,Kim Nguyen,Rachel Mwanza, Serge Kanyinda http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35393.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35393.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uZ-VfYcLZPg/35387.mp3 Andrew Hamilton If the Church is to be a school for holiness it must reassure Catholics above all that it is a safe school. In schools, this normally demands a change of culture to shift focus from reputation and power to the dignity, growth and empowerment of students. In the Church it will mean dealing decisively with the abuse of power by clergy. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35387.mp3 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,conclave,benedict,pope,curia http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35387.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35387.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/mdxMz-bt4XM/35388.mp3 Gillian Bouras Orestes was found to have a malformed oesophagus and, at the age of only 19 hours, underwent a two and a half hour operation. I'm what Patrick White might call a 'lapsed egotist agnostic pantheist occultist existentialist would-be though failed Christian Australian'. But if I have ever prayed, I prayed that night. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35388.mp3 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Gillian Bouras,agnostic,prayer,Patrick White http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35388.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35388.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/wfr6zXsCzmU/35390.mp3 Moira Rayner Geoff Shaw, who belittled the now-traditional 'welcome to country' and publicly equated gays with dangerous drivers, is currently the most powerful man in Victorian politics. His resignation helped ensure the downfall of the humane and likeable Ted Ballieu, whose achievements as Premier jarred with pre-election promises.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35390.mp3 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Moira Rayner,Victoria Government,Liberal Party,Ted Ballieu,Dennis Napthine,Geoff Shaw http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35390.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35390.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/kmdttgRu12o/35375.mp3 Barry Gittins, Brian Doyle and B. A. Breen Man, yeah, I would be pope, if the phone rang, late at night, collect from the Vatican. Yes, I would, if I could do it right. I'd call a meeting of the Curia and say boys, we are letting women run everything for the next five years. Each of you gets a new boss in high heels. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35375.mp3 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,pope,conclave,vatican http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35375.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35375.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/W-TzW0nVni8/35376.mp3 Duncan MacLaren Many Scottish Catholics are concerned Cardinal O'Brien's legacy will be solely one of drunken fumbles with adult men. We need to remember the other O'Brien: his passion for the poor, his courage in having workshops in Catholic schools on HIV/AIDS, his support for married clergy. The lynching must stop, and compassion begin. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35376.mp3 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Duncan MacLaren,Cardinal Keith O'Brien,Scotland,St Andrew http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35376.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35376.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/WRTuTi0aR5o/35303.mp3 Lyn Bender In 2009 I wrote an article examining the suffering of Polanski, the acclaimed filmmaker who was wanted on a rape charge he'd pled guilty to 30 years ago. I soon discovered how cruel an online lynch mob can be. Some commentators wished rape upon me, so that I might know how bad it was. The truth is I was already 'in the club'. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35303.mp3 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Lyn Bender,Roman Polanski,rape,sexual abuse http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35303.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35303.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/xk5W3PTO0cI/35213.mp3 Joel Hodge The deepest desire that humans have is for the sense of self found in happiness and fulfilment. Benedict held that reason, as the faculty that allows us to be aware of ourselves and understand the meaning of things, is directed not just toward knowledge but toward a deep and critical comprehension of what it means to be fully human. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35213.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Joel Hodge,Benedict,conclave http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35213.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35213.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/scqtwbPPfQI/35246.mp3 James McEvoy Traditionalists turn to the leadership for tighter control over doctrine, liturgy and practice. Progressives look to the leadership for removal of constraints in the same areas. The Church needs a pope with an engaged, open stance, sensitive to the struggles of contemporary seekers and not pushing pat answers. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35246.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean James McEvoy,Benedict,conclave http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35246.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35246.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/wAodJPVTMc8/35308.mp3 Brian Lucas Effective chief executives are those who work with collaborators who are better at most things than they are. The next pope needs to collaborate with the best theologians, communicators, diplomats and administrators, and have the strength of character to surround himself with those who will not defer to his status but tell him the truth. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35308.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Lucas,Benedict,Conclave http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35308.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35308.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/T0Y81cUiP2A/35374.mp3 Michael Mullins Channel 7's Weekend Sunrise mocked the Catholic Church during its papal conclave preview. The Vatican's culture of secrecy encourages journalists to act like children. Last week the US cardinals took a more open approach and got positive media. But they were slapped down and the coverage became trivial once again. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35374.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,Vatican,conclave,Fifty Shades of Grey,pope,cardinals,Cardinal Francis George http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35374.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35374.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Jr2qOoFnHjA/35188.mp3 Constant Mews The College of Cardinals is meant to be a representative assembly. If the Church is serious about reforming its governance it would do well to revisit the major constitutional reforms established in the 11th century, restoring the category of cardinal to those in the Church below the rank of bishop, and even to lay men and lay women. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35188.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Constant Mews,Pope Benedict,Conclave http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35188.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35188.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/NL2tbWddXSs/35081.mp3 Barry Gittins and Jen Vuk Adams once told me about his room of gods. It's chockablock with deities from myriad cultures and creeds. While Adams is revered as Godfather to Australia's atheists, at heart he remains a young boy huddled under the covers at night; buried under the considerable challenges due his story of origin. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35081.mp3 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Barry Gittins,Jen Vuk,Bedtime Stories,Philip Adams http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35081.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35081.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/yhb032cevl4/35366.mp3 Catherine Marshall Western feminism rejects women who don't ascribe to certain rules, such as putting children in care, pursuing a career or even disliking men. Young women looking for an antidote to such aggressive, individualistic feminism may turn to Africa, where community-centric, gender-inclusive ideologies have been espoused for decades.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35366.mp3 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Catherine Marshall,International Women's Day http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35366.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35366.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/KMnTVmRVuOs/35307.mp3 Antonio Castillo With Hugo Chavez's death Latin America has arguably lost the most influential political leader of the last two decades. Chavez was one of those men that Bertolt Brecht called the 'indispensible ones'. He has been the champion of the socially and economically marginalised since he came to power in 1999. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35307.mp3 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:41:00 +1100 clean Antonio Castillo,Hugo Chavez,Venezuela http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35307.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35307.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/K_-1P3itV3s/35304.mp3 Ray Cassin It's not the Assange who aspired to strut the global stage as messiah or naughty boy who bothers me; it is the Assange of recently diminished ambition who now aspires only to strut the corridors of Parliament House. For all its faults t he democratic process is all we've got: beware those who promise to save us from it. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35304.mp3 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Julian Assange,Wikileaks http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35304.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35304.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Wz049VRPYYY/35300.mp3 Philip Harvey It's hard to trace the rumour that Benedict's shoes were designed by Prada. Perhaps it was just a mischievous allusion to The Devil Wears Prada. Benedict is a wily fox, which is why we can be sure his red shoes were there to invite symbolic interpretations. Only thing is, red shoes have a life of their own. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35300.mp3 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Philip Harvey,Pope Benedict,red shoes,conclave http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35300.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35300.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/96hX8t-bor0/35248.mp3 Peter Gebhardt What I fear is that on Judgment Day one's punishment will be to hear God reciting by heart the poems I would have written had my life been good. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35248.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,Peter Gebhardt,William Auden,Barry Humphries http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35248.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35248.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/POuA-BhX_Do/35249.mp3 John Warhurst What stands out most from the pre-selection defeat of ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries is that less than 200 pre-selectors voted. The power of this small pre-selectorate points to a broader problem in Australian politics. While the major parties are in decline as membership based organisations, they retain disproportionate power. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35249.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean John Warhurst,Gary Humphries,Zed Seselja,Tony Abbott http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35249.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35249.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/AaspMYseJpE/35247.mp3 Michael Mullins Opposition Immigration spokesperson Scott Morrison called for a suspension of asylum seekers being released into the community, on the basis of a single violent incident. Fairfax Media showed these people are about 45 times less likely to be charged with a crime than members of the public. A fear mongering politician appears to have more credibility than the facts. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35247.mp3 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,Scott Morrison,psychological torture,fear,War on Terror,Work Choices,asylum seekers http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35247.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35247.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/1YWlb4-2k0s/35210.mp3 Luke Williams She was in year nine when people started to suspect she was gay. At that time a lesbian teacher at her Catholic school 'was kicked out' and 'people targeted me even more'. State intervention in religion might be undesirable, but too many religious groups respond to the discrimination debate with rights-based arguments that lack empathy. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35210.mp3 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Luke Williams,anti-discrimination laws,Catholic schools,homosexuality http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35210.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35210.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Bs6-4S9oknI/35202.mp3 Tony Smith Political trust is fragile and can be destroyed in many ways. The O'Farrell Government's environmental credibility has been forever undermined by its decision to let hunters loose in national parks. More than that, this arrogant and disrespectful act can only lead to the further destruction of public trust. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35202.mp3 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Smith,O'Farrell Government,Shooters and Fishers Party http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35202.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35202.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uhukQDbxgHM/35203.mp3 Andrew Hamilton Like sex, scandals in governance attract an avid audience. So the master story of the papal election has become one of governance in disarray - of Vatican departments riven by ambition, scandal and acrimony. Even if the reports are not true, hearers begin to wonder who leaked them, and in whose interest. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35203.mp3 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Benedict,resignation,Conclave,scandal,Vatican http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35203.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35203.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/c_jevffodNI/35205.mp3 Tim Kroenert After cataloguing the ways in which the film belittles and marginalises the experiences of black slaves, Williams laments the fact that such marginalisation continues to exist seemingly unnoticed in mainstream popular culture. The Oscar awarded to Django Unchained is the epitome of popular culture 'not noticing'. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35205.mp3 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Life of Pi,Oscars,Ang Lee,Stephen Spielberg,Lincoln,Ben Affleck,Argo,Zero Dark Thirty, http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35205.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35205.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/yWHuAlMHz00/34852.mp3 Brian Doyle Many a man has written elegiacally or bitterly of his education under the firm hands of the Sisters, but not so many have sung the quiet corners where perhaps we were better educated than we were in our classrooms. I learned more about communion at the epic timbered table in Sister Cook's golden kitchen than I did in religion class.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34852.mp3 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Doyle,nuns,Catholic education http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34852.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34852.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/ZZeI0JGNUJA/35186.mp3 Frank Brennan Let's not underestimate the significance of John Howard's successor giving credit to Paul Keating for his Redfern speech, before invoking New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi and calling for atonement. Still there is plenty of work to be done to attain proper constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35186.mp3 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Frank Brennan,National Press Club,Reconciliation http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35186.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35186.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/te2-YSSBeOs/35112.mp3 Philip Mendes Some Jewish Australians bring from their childhoods in tranquil Australia a special degree of idealism and innocence to their involvement in homeland conflicts. It may be this, rather than spy-catcher conspiracy theories, which best explains what happened to Ben Zygier and other young Australians who have died in conflicts in the Middle East. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35112.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Philip Mendes,Ben Zygier,Israel,Australian Jews http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35112.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35112.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/1ZsWHGLZmyg/35116.mp3 Peter Mitchell Mars-sunset eyes deep sunk, prune wrinkled hide, cheek bones protruding like clenched fists, hovers above the bed of respite. In the silence, this fellow-feeling fissures the lines of my ordinary features. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35116.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new australian poems,Peter Mitchell,cancer http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35116.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35116.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/yDToCVvh4GE/35111.mp3 Paul Mitchell David hated that he could not be himself at church. He considered suicide. But he couldn't give up on the God he believed loved him for who he was. One day he read a line in a local church's values statement: 'We regard each person as a valuable member regardless of sexual orientation'. 'Let's see if they're serious,' he thought.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35111.mp3 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Paul Mitchell,gay Christians,gay conversion therapy http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35111.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35111.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/dj6D2hh_78o/35115.mp3 Michael Mullins The success of elite athletes is often accompanied by narcissistic behaviours that exploit and damage other people. This appears to be the case with Oscar Pistorius and Lance Armstrong. In seeking to curb such behaviour, we can call for greater regulation and surveillance. But we can also examine our own behaviour.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35115.mp3 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins, Oscar Postorius, Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods,Shane Warne,sport. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35115.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35115.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/XXZWFZO4DkI/35109.mp3 Irfan Yusuf Suddenly some young lads started swimming across us. One even swam under me, and joined his friends at the other end of the pool. They were giggling and speaking to each other in Dari. In a few weeks, these kids will join other Hazara Australians for a massive 'new year's' festival. Should Wilders and his friends be afraid? http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35109.mp3 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Irfan Yusuf,Geert Wilders,Muslims,Islam,intolerance http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35109.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35109.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/XrWFz7IAKZI/35110.mp3 Benedict Coleridge Does citizenship need to be built upon close cultural, linguistic and historical ties, as in a national community? Or can a broader conception of citizenship be formed? In Brussels I spot a mural of a mosque on a garage door, surrounded by people from North Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, speaking French, Flemish, English and Arabic. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35110.mp3 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Benedict Coleridge,European Diary,Brussels,citizenship http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35110.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35110.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/An6rOa-Ty5M/35104.mp3 Tim Kroenert There are moments that highlight the misery of Anne's condition, the slights rendered against her dignity. She awakens in a puddle of brown urine; labours excruciatingly over every syllable she speaks, but is misunderstood; howls in pain as she is showered. Her husband can do little but tend dutifully to her needs. Is it enough? http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35104.mp3 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Michael Haneke,euthanasia http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35104.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35104.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/boYxZOiERmU/35105.mp3 Andrew Hamilton Betting on the papal election is a mug punter's game, not because of the intervention of the Holy Spirit, but because there is little relevant form. If you lock people up to discuss at length who is the best candidate, and ensure there is no stable talk, the market is uninformed. So bolters can emerge and run away with the race. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35105.mp3 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Benedict,resignation http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35105.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35105.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/5zd92LU-XoQ/35100.mp3 Gillian Bouras She was about to post some letters in the box near her house when a car drew up: a man leaned out and asked if he could watch, as he'd never seen anyone post a letter before. 'How many?' he asked. When she said, 'Six,' he drove away, shaking his head. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35100.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Gillian Bouras,letters,Facebook,Twitter,email,snail mail http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35100.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35100.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/g1GeEh9hRrM/34987.mp3 Duncan MacLaren 'Development is the new name for peace,' said Pope Paul VI in 1967. Well, not in Burma, where wars and religious disputes have caused the death or displacement of 190,000 people. Such horror stories don't concern the Western and Chinese business people who sweep in, salivating, to 'develop' Burma. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34987.mp3 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Duncan MacLaren,Burma,development http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34987.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34987.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/_D9adKMklOo/34990.mp3 Anne M. Carson Cash-strapped, post midnight. Transport police rifle our rucksacks, suspicious of backpackers. One prises open my Kodak canister, sniffs, says 'ach!', fires Czech questions at me. 'Vegemite fur frustuck,' I say, trying to convince Vegemite is not hash resin. I smile the smile of someone who doesn't know how bad it can get. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34990.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Anne Carson,Germany,World War II,Nazi,Berlin,Berlin Wall,Third Reich http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34990.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34990.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/n9O7gauEVD0/35014.mp3 Frank Brennan There has been some very confused debate about the Government's proposed consolidation of anti-discrimination laws. David Marr claimed leaders of 'conservative faiths' were free to 'kick poofters, lesbians, single mothers, people in de facto relationships'. He needs to take a cold shower while we clarify these issues.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35014.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Frank Brennan,anti-discrimination laws http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35014.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35014.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/GfdE5GuB9f0/35021.mp3 Neil Ormerod One of the major challenges facing the new pope will be to find creative and compassionate ways of addressing the issue of clergy sexual abuse. A proper response will require a change in heart and mind, to see the world through the eyes of the suffering and humiliated. Can we expect anything less from the next pope? http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35021.mp3 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Neil Ormerod,Pope Benedict,pope resignation,Conclave,child sex abuse,Royal Commission http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35021.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35021.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Cl5317ni1yY/35090.mp3 Michael Mullins Benedict's resignation makes him look like a radical in the tradition of Christian radicalism. He wrote that after examining his conscience, he concluded that he should resign because he was no longer adequate to exercise the Petrine ministry. This logic has implications for other conventions and rules such as priestly celibacy.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35090.mp3 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,pope,Catholic Church,Benedict XVI,priestly celibacy,Andrew Sullivan http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35090.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35090.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Ct1QQ3TtNMk/35022.mp3 Dean Ashenden A survey released this week found that the lion's share of philanthrpopic giving goes to independent non-government schools. Gonski devoted an entire chapter to the question of how private cash can be got to where need is greatest. The Government should act on his recommendation, but not before beefing it up. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35022.mp3 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Dean Ashenden,philanthropy,education,Gonski,independent schools http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35022.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35022.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/wD74hyvLFsY/35020.mp3 Ellena Savage Whenever I spot that lithe mottled feral cat lurking behind our pumpkins, I have to fight bipolar urges. The kitty-lover in me wants to lure it in with milk and sardines, then trap it into a co-dependent relationship. My other urge is the environmentally responsible one: to take it to the vet and have it put down. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35020.mp3 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ellena Savage,pet ownership,feral cats http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35020.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/35020.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Kiy-kt4B1oU/34999.mp3 Andrew Hamilton When Joseph Ratzinger was elected many Catholics were surprised, some alarmed. They identified him with the stern disciplinary actions and doctrinal intransigence of the Congregation for the Defence of the Faith, and assumed he'd bring the same narrow focus to his leadership of the Church. The reality has been different.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34999.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Benedict,pope resignation http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34999.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34999.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/TuxDpDaHG6w/34985.mp3 Catherine Marshall Have the men in India been staring at you?' Audrey asks. Before I can respond she says: 'They've been staring at me, and I'm 84!' The trial of five men for the rape-murder of a young Delhi woman may prompt India to analyse the links between entrenched anti-female practices and the way women are valued today.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34985.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Catherine Marshall,India,rape http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34985.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34985.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/2mjtDuTzjz0/34986.mp3 Melissa Brickell When Kevin Rudd delivered the Apology five years ago today, the Stolen Generations and their supporters wept. But we should not dwell on the Apology while there is much to be done. The denial of natural justice through compensation for genocide is a selfish decision with moral implications. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34986.mp3 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Melissa Brickell,Stolen Generations,National Apology,Kevin Rudd,Bringing Them Home,Julia Gillard,Intervention http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34986.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34986.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/H_ZZOr5Di64/34989.mp3 Justin Glyn While mining is a source of great wealth for Australia, its socio-ecological benefits are mixed. Yet the sheer power of the industry means a balanced conversation on these issues is yet to start. Both major parties are beholden to the industry and fear the advertising power its money can buy. Two examples demonstrate the problem. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34989.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Justin Glyn,mining,Gina Rinehart,Rupert Murdoch,mining tax,Kevin Rudd,Julia Gillard http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34989.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34989.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/lK9AaZhBY2Q/34911.mp3 Graham Kershaw Don't you seek a centre, an object of devotion? Don't you seek a primal source of light? In the evening, on verandahs, in the dark, in the rain ... Don't you go inside quickly and drink yourself blind?  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34911.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean new Australian poems,Graham Kershaw http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34911.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34911.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/KaRgk0nzdNk/34956.mp3 Michael Mullins Business Council of Australia president Tony Shepherd justifies superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy: 'We go to work, we get paid. The money is ours.' In the USA, philanthropy is common among self-made men. There is no such tradition here, where taxes are needed to fund welfare and other projects for the common good. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34956.mp3 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,philanthropy,superannuation,taxation,Gillard http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34956.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34956.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/7xqfqikGXKA/34984.mp3 Kerry Murphy The ad hoc nature of arrangements for asylum seekers in Nauru and PNG reveal that priorities are being determined by election dates rather than respect for human dignity and international human rights laws. The latest Coalition idea to interdict boats from Sri Lanka outside our territorial waters and send them back is particularly ill-considered. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34984.mp3 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Kerry Murphy,asylum seekers,Nauru,Manus Island,refugees,UNHCR http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34984.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34984.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/_nP1tYlVWog/34758.mp3 Barry Gittins and Jen Vuk David Marr's withering piece on Tony Abbot completes the political trinity. These writers manage the impossible: they have me feeling sorry for politicians. Well, almost. I'm not sure if such magnanimity is allowed in an election year. But what a pleasure to discover those grey Canberran corridors harbouring such a chiaroscuro of emotion. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34758.mp3 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Barry Gittins,Jen Vuk,essay,Tony Abbott,Kevin Rudd,Gina Rinehart,Tim Flannery,Louis Nowra http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34758.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34758.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/GGBwgeP8PzI/34941.mp3 David James This week the Australian dollar reached its lowest point in three months. Tangible factors such as interest rates and trade with China influence its strength. But what really determines the direction of our currency is the whim of the currency traders. In that sense, the Aussie is is arguably the most 'unreal', or virtual currency in the world. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34941.mp3 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean David James,economics,Australian dollar http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34941.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34941.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/mWDbkgGb0Us/34889.mp3 Tim Kroenert Lincoln's quest to end slavery is a centrally moral endeavor requiring political maneuvering and even underhandedness to achieve. Whereas Spielberg's Lincoln hums with quiet patriotic fervour, Django Unchained is pure irreverence and a vicious 'up yours' to the idiocy of white supremacy.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34889.mp3 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Abraham Lincoln,Steven Spielberg,Daniel Day-Lewis http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34889.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34889.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/F3sB0bSLudg/34898.mp3 Andrew Hamilton There is often a natural antipathy between the financial sector and the community sector. If you give the dog a bone, say the money men, he will only rub it in dirt and bury it. If you give the bank a bone, say the community workers, it will charge you interest on the transaction. But sometimes we are nudged to reconsider our reflexive prejudices. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34898.mp3 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,National Australia Bank,Jesuit Social Services http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34898.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34898.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/AtakhlT71xM/34884.mp3 Nik Tan You wouldn't find Tuol Sleng if you didn't know where to look. The genocide museum is embedded in the inner suburbs of Phnom Penh, an innocuous, decrepit school building. Each cell contains an iron bed with metal manacles still attached, and a grainy image of the last prisoner found rotting in each room. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34884.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Nik Tan,Duch,Cambodia,Khmer Rouge http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34884.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34884.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/-kS7bFCaxKQ/34944.mp3 Tony Smith The Labor Party's ethical problems are deep seated. Once it adopted pragmatism as its first principle, policy debates lost meaning. The ideological vacuum was filled by enslavement to poll driven politics and media images. The Left struggled to retain its influence and Labor's heart vanished. We should expect much more from our politicians. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34944.mp3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tony Smith,NSW Labor,Julia Gillard,election 2013,ICAC,Tony Sheldon,John Robertson,ICAC,Tony Abbott http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34944.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34944.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/YGpxhtgnjwI/34860.mp3 Les Murray A man coughs like a box and turns on yellow light to follow his bladder out over the gunwale of his bed. He yawns upright trying not to dot the floor with little advance pees. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34860.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Les Murray,new Australian poems http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34860.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34860.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/jfIIk-buEHQ/34891.mp3 Philip Mendes The effectively deadlocked Israeli election outcome reflects a contradiction between philosophy and action: most Israelis are willing to consider two states in principle, yet they have been debating the same political issues for 20 years with no concrete outcome. Some form of long-term international intervention may be necessary to overcome the deadlock. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34891.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Philip Mendes,Israel,Palestine,Gaza,two-state solution http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34891.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34891.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/7JZE-Tm2x2k/34861.mp3 Paul Collins Foreign Minister Bob Carr has said that, coming from Australia where climate change denial 'fills the air', he finds it significant that world leaders see climate change as the world's most important concern, even more than the economy. Recent extreme weather events, including the floods in Queensland, are symptoms of long-term climate change. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34861.mp3 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Paul Collins,climate change,global warming,carbon gas emissions http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34861.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34861.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/9fmwwgT-l0I/34885.mp3 Michael Mullins Last week the political leaders were brawling over assistance payments for middle-class Australians, with Tony Abbott claiming to be promoting 'tax justice for families'. A new Human Rights Commission report has shown how our super and tax systems fail unpaid carers, who are needed to sustain many families. But not the ones whose votes matter most. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34885.mp3 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,Tony Abbott,Julia Gillard,Elizabeth Broderick,unpaid carers,Human Rights Commission http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34885.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34885.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/1fGYWfjz9HI/34883.mp3 Brian Matthews He appeared in the doorway of my study one day in 1971 and asked if I was the one who was starting a course in Australian literature. His voice was soft and melodic, his accent beautifully Irish. Born in Belfast in 1947, he had grown up amid the horrors of 'The Troubles' and would in later years refer to himself as 'a recovering Catholic'. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34883.mp3 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Matthews,Doc Neeson http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34883.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34883.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/uRdGpjswvEI/34890.mp3 Fatima Measham Abbott's statement that the 2013 election is about trust is correct, but also redundant. Every election is about trust. The problem of who to trust, however, lies at the end of a string of other important questions. For as far as politics goes, there are no spectators; we are all on the same island. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34890.mp3 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Fatima Measham,election 2013,Julia Gillard,Tony Abbott http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34890.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34890.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/fUZrVBumM3Q/34881.mp3 Andrew Hamilton When the Pope speaks on social media the casual reader might expect to hear the musings of an old man out of touch and out of sympathy with modern technology. If so, Pope Benedict's recent statement for World Media Day may come as a surprise. He pays little attention to risks, focusing on possibilities. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34881.mp3 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,Pope Benedict,social media http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34881.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34881.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/AG4WrjW0gLY/34882.mp3 Tim Kroenert The tagline 'history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man' is ironic. By the time of bin Laden's execution his dangerousness was arguably largely emblematic. Zero Dark Thirty portrays the manhunt as a quest for revenge, and leaves open to question whether America was enhanced or diminished by exacting its vengeance. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34882.mp3 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Osama bin Laden,9-11,Afghanistan http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34882.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34882.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/7cCYF0Tt3qg/34859.mp3 Binoy Kampmark Behind the labels of undifferentiated militancy lie dangerous consequences. When it comes to the disturbances in Algeria and Mali the mistake has been to equate local troubles with international significance. Both al-Qaeda and Western powers are playing on this theme, and in doing so have created enormous suffering. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34859.mp3 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Binoy Kampmark,Mali,Algeria,terrorists,militants http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34859.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34859.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/BP2w2CbaWy8/34732.mp3 Brian Doyle Sister Marie realised that Linda had been robbed of her lunch, and had not eaten at all, and had been humiliated by the theft, and was more humiliated now by public revelation. She straightened up and stared at the older kids, but just as she began to speak, Linda sobbed even harder, and a rill of urine trickled from the back of her seat. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34732.mp3 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Brian Doyle,education,teachers http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34732.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34732.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/euZd8aNlYoM/34855.mp3 John Warhurst Gillard's pick of Nova Peris as Labor candidate for the Senate in the Northern Territory could be a signal that she will try to get on the front foot this year. Since her famous misogyny speech last October, she may have decided not to die wondering but to crash through or crash. This poses an interesting dilemma for Abbott and his team. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34855.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean John Warhurst,Nova Peris,election year,election 2013 http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34855.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34855.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/p3xhZEsHz4o/34849.mp3 Chris Wallace-Crabbe For what, I ask you, was somebody called our saviour in the turbulent middle-east (still in trouble, of course it must be) two long Ks ago? Light flickered on dwellers in death's dark shadow yet those turbulent sandy nations truckle on, just where their ancestors ambled out of Africa toward the hideogram of history. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34849.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean New Australian poems,Chris Wallace-Crabbe http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34849.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34849.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Qr7vI4Vhy6U/34850.mp3 Benedict Coleridge The coughing is getting worse; it sounds like the pew behind me is hosting a cardiac arrest. English theologian James Alison described mass as 'a long term education in becoming unexcited', a state that allows us to dwell 'in a quiet place' that 'increases our attention, our presence'. In Brussels, becoming 'unexcited' seems important. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34850.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Benedict Coleridge,Brussels,Jesuit Refugee Service http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34850.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34850.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Ov_X5mgpiSE/34851.mp3 Moira Rayner Anti-discrimination acts are meant to protect vulnerable people, not corporations or dominant ideologies. The employers I represent reap the benefits of understanding that diversity and inclusion are brilliant for business and productivity. The Government's new human rights consolidation bill has missed simple opportunities for real improvement. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34851.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Moira Rayner,anti discrimination laws,religious discrimination http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34851.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34851.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/6DU7Hp-vOoY/34837.mp3 Tim Kroenert Despite moments of crass humour, This Is 40 is centrally moral, even conservative in its elevation of 'heteronormative' family unity. It stands as a nuanced riposte to the simplistic assessment made by one character that Debbie and Pete 'aren't right for each other'. Marriages are complex, and even troubled ones may not be easily dismissed. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34837.mp3 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,marriage,Paul Rudd,Leslie Mann,Judd Apatow http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34837.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34837.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/xBvQ7NOOlRc/34131.mp3 Moira Byrne Garton I have heard colleagues refer to decisions as 'retarded', personalities as 'on the [autism] spectrum', and behaviour as 'OCD'. I hoped my silence would express my disapproval. Far from mere 'political correctness', seeking to eliminate such terms from discourse is a natural extension of a respectful and inclusive society.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34131.mp3 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Moira Byrne Garton,social inclusion,Obama,Romney,Anne Coulter http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34131.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34131.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/MG-Pce0zZ_k/34835.mp3 Max Atkinson On the question of whether Australia should support a higher UN status for Palestine, it appears Julie Bishop sees herself and fellow shadow ministers as obliged to accept Tony Abbott's opinions, regardless of the nation's interests, much less those of Israel and Palestine. This theory of duty must be rejected as profoundly irrational. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34835.mp3 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Max Atkinson,Julie Bishop,Liberal Party,Australian Labor Party,Israel,Palestine,UN http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34835.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34835.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/wHYzPjoOKl4/34729.mp3 Donna Mulhearn As a social and political activist since my teens, people ask me what motivated me early on. A few factors shaped my values, including my Irish Catholic background and my public housing upbringing by a widowed mother on welfare. But it was a rock song that brought it all together. 'Someone lied,' it declares: 'Genocide.'  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34729.mp3 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Donna Mulhearn,Solid Rock,Goanna,Shane Howard,Indigenous Australia http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34729.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34729.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/AP0S40U_D0I/34832.mp3 Frank Brennan Bishop Harry Kennedy was not the only one out of his depth in the saga of paedophile priest Fr F; practitioners in law and psychology were found wanting. Other than Kennedy, most of the senior clergy involved appear to have done their job credibly according to the values and practices of the time. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34832.mp3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Frank Brennan,royal commission,Father F,Unholy Silence,Whitlam inquiry http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34832.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34832.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/ABxBs2UoFow/34750.mp3 Irfan Yusuf If Pakistan is to remain a nation with something resembling life and soul, it must protect its minorities. But instead, as with India, it is quietly eviscerating them. It isn't just extremists engaging in the self-harm, it happens at all levels of society. Before long the nation may find itself bleeding to death. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34750.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Irfan Yusuf,Pakistan http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34750.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34750.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/YEisib7LDHQ/34755.mp3 Michael Mullins Discussion of whether Ned Kelly and Lance Armstrong are heroes or villains is a distraction from the more important big picture reality such as crime and justice in 19th century Victoria, and performance enhancing drugs in sport today. If we are preoccupied with judging behaviour, we will miss the opportunity to promote better laws that will make our society fairer for all. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34755.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Mullins,Ned Kelly,Lance Armstrong,Julian Savulescu,Monsignor John White,Oprah Winfrey http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34755.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34755.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Qsfm1XZ9USE/34753.mp3 Ellena Savage My friend was raped by a stranger at knife-point. When the police found the perpetrator she learned he had raped other women, and had murdered some of them. While he was being charged, she decided to opt out of the proceedings. She didn't believe prison would rehabilitate him, or aid her own survival. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34753.mp3 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ellena Savage,rape,Law and Order,Helen Garner,Stephen Smith,ADF http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34753.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34753.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/oR7x_NUEovg/34757.mp3 Michael Kelly Too often the Church acts as if Catholics have a right to legislate their morality for everyone else. Now the boot is on the other foot and Catholics are being told their Church has to smarten itself up. It won't be the first time in the life of the Australian Church that external intervention has produced far more than was initially intended. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34757.mp3 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Kelly,Gough Whitlam,Royal Commission,clergy sex abuse,Peter McClellan http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34757.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34757.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/yOs4mOPPPDA/34751.mp3 Andrew Hamilton One year on from the introduction of the New Mass Translation it is clear that the more dramatic hopes and fears were not realised. There were no reports of widespread rebellion in the pews, but nor has there been the great spiritual renewal that some promised. The language of the new translation is simply not grounded. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34751.mp3 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Andrew Hamilton,liturgy translation http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34751.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34751.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/2xtiZJJRYOo/34752.mp3 Tim Kroenert Life of Pi offers two stories. Both concern a boy who survives a shipwreck and spends months adrift in a lifeboat. One is constructed from mundane albeit horrific facts; the other, from visual and mystical wonders, scenes of terror and transcendence that seek no less than to better understand God. Which do you prefer? http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34752.mp3 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Tim Kroenert,Life of Pi,Ang Lee,Christianity,Islam,Hinduism http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34752.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34752.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/d-BB_im4d-0/34745.mp3 Gillian Bouras I have always felt safe in Athens, but recently, while travelling in a crowded train, I was jostled by several large young men. When I alighted, feeling more than a little shaken, I discovered that my wallet was missing from my bag. There have long been beggars in Greece, but now there are many more, and of a new type. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34745.mp3 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Gillian Bouras,Greece,austerity,eurozone crisis http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34745.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34745.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/bmQeqYKeuuU/34747.mp3 Fatima Measham Ranjini turned up for a routine catch-up with her caseworker only to be told she was deemed a security risk and that she and her young sons would be detained indefinitely. Days later she found out she was pregnant. Last night, she gave birth to that child, a son who will be an Australian citizen. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34747.mp3 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Fatima Measham,Ranjini,asylum seekers,refugees,mandatory detention,security checks http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34747.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34747.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/T-JiWc04AlM/34744.mp3 Michael Visontay Professional sport is driven by two competing forces: the pursuit of unrealistic achievement and the need to be entertaining. Shane Warne has spent his career playing buffoon-genius, and cricket now celebrates the buffoon over the genius. It remains to be seen if tennis' Bernard Tomic can escape the pressure of his own ego.  http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34744.mp3 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Michael Visontay,Shane Warne,Bernard Tomic,Davis Cup,Pat Rafter,T20 Big Bash http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34744.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34744.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/Wyh1vcPCwmw/34736.mp3 Michael Mullins Fake ANZ media release activist Jonathan Moylan did the wrong thing in undermining public confidence in the share trading system. But he would not have seen the need to act if governments and the coal industry were acting with integrity and in the public interest. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34736.mp3 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Jonathan Moylan,ANZ,Whitehaven,coal,mining http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34736.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34736.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EurekaStreetPodcasts/~3/tZ-Aq2J7_Uw/34746.mp3 Ray Cassin It can't denied that the chief impetus for the creation of this royal commission has been the appalling record of concealment of abuse in Catholic institutions. If that record did not exist, the royal commission would not exist. And Catholics - especially bishops and major superiors - cannot evade this fact by complaining. http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34746.mp3 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +1100 clean Ray Cassin,Royal Commission,clergy sex abuse,Catholic Church sex abuse crisis http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34746.mp3http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/uploads/media/audio/13/34746.mp3