Globalisation in the age of COVID

I remember learning in high school about globalisation, how cultures the world over were bleeding into each other due to air travel, television and the internet. As I got older, I observed when travelling overseas how every airport and supermarket was a carbon copy, and at university we examined how global trade and mass migration … Continue reading Globalisation in the age of COVID

On Streeton, memory and love of the land

Over the weekend I went with a friend to see the Streeton exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. Arthur Streeton was a leading Australian impressionist painter, part of the famous Heidelberg School in the late 19th Century, and among the first to truly capture the light and essence of the Australian landscape 'on canvas' … Continue reading On Streeton, memory and love of the land

Guest blog: The limits of freedom

By Bruce Judd I find it fascinating to see that some people, including some Christians, both in Australia and overseas, are protesting about Covid-19 restrictions - such as church shut downs, social distancing and face mask wearing - in the time of the most severe pandemic in 100 years that has killed so many people; … Continue reading Guest blog: The limits of freedom