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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