Coronavirus. COVID-19. Lockdown. Isolation. Homeschooling. All these phrases have become second nature to parents worldwide who are living an experience not seen for over a hundred years – and perhaps not even then, since the world is a very different place today to what it was during the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic. With the news…
As Australia faced its first day of official online education today, disaster befell multiple families as Queensland Education’s online education websites crashed. This happened in our house too – happily Year 6 kicked into gear after several attempts. But even if it hadn’t, it would have been ok. Why? As parents we worry so much. …
by Brian Coman Part Two of two parts (you can read Part One here) IN THIS SECOND PART OF HIS ESSAY, BRIAN COMAN ADVANCES HIS ARGUMENT THAT ANY FUTURE SOCIAL SETTLEMENT MUST BE BASED ON A ‘RETURN TO VIRTUE’. In the first part of this essay, published in the previous issue of News Weekly, I…
by Peter Westmore John Barich, for many years WA President of the Australian Family Association and the National Civic Council, died peacefully on March 4, surrounded by his family, after a short illness. John was actively involved in public life right up until his death. His funeral attracted a who’s who of Perth society, as…
