20 June, 2015

Thinking of Linking

This week I have been mostly reading...

Australia:
House prices: is the ground beginning to shift at last?

Abbott's green light to people smugglers

Treasurer Joe Hockey's gaffes on housing have put more lead in the federal government's saddle-bags

U.N.: Australia paid migrant smugglers to turn boats around

Indonesian police documents detail boat turn-back and alleged payments to people smuggling crew

People smuggler cash: Stacks police say were paid to send asylum seekers on a 'suicide mission'

Winter wonderland in the Red Centre as hail transforms desert

'Totally trashing the tradition': Former Speaker Anna Burke hits out at successor Bronwyn Bishop over Q&A appearance

Turnbull breaks ranks on citizenship, declaring constitution cannot be compromised How far gone are we when this is considered a maverick position?

If Labor wants a shot at the next election it needs a leader who is not Bill Shorten

Moral compass follows the votes for Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten


US:
The Charleston Shooter: Racist, Violent, and Yes – Political

It’s not about mental illness: The big lie that always follows mass shootings by white males 

World:
Pope Francis blasts global warming deniers in leaked draft of encyclical

The Pope has put Catholic climate sceptics on notice

Why Conservatives fear Pope’s Climate Letter: A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market

Music:
An interview with Harry Williams, Bowie collector Also one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.

Media:
How one man destroyed the Food Network: Guy Fieri has made culinary TV into a viewer’s hell

Humour and satire:
Piss-Stained Cardboard Box In Sydney Sells For $590,000

Mental health:
I am fighting alcohol - and losing 

Faith:
A few thoughts on Laudato Si   Part 2

Clickbait of the week:
Left behind, boy's stuffed tiger goes on big adventure at Tampa International Airport

The least boring photo on my camera roll:

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