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by Daniel Stepniak · Published 20 October 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe proposal to enact a Religious Discrimination Act appeals to some members and leaders of our religious communities. On the face of it, the proposal appears to be worthy of support, yet as I...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 13 October 2018 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesI stumbled across ‘Secret City’, an Australian TV political drama/thriller six-part mini-series, and was hooked instantly. Released in Australia in 2016, and internationally earlier this year, this intelligent and beautifully produced series has been...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 10 October 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn Opinion on Some of The Leaked Recommendations of The Report by The Religious Freedom Review Committee, Set Up to Console Those on The Losing Side of The Marriage Equality Plebiscite. The context against...
MUSIC REVIEWS / Music Reviews - Jazz
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 9 October 2018 · Last modified 19 April 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMelody Gardot – Live in Europe – The tracks on this album capture Melody’s unmistakable voice and sense of humour and showcase her straddling of several genres that loosely fall under the umbrella of...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 5 October 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have an idea for dealing with with the problematic issue of how to depoliticized the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court. For some time the Supreme Court has been seen nine individual...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 30 September 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 7 minutesWatching the live coverage of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr Christine Blasey Ford’s testimonies, and their examination by the Senate Judicial Committee, revealed just how partisan and political has become the process of appointing...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 24 September 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutesLiane is a hugely successful Australian author of popular novels, that are unfairly derided by some as ‘mere chick-lit’. She has sold over 27 million books because she tells stories about issues with which...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 21 September 2018 · Last modified 4 October 2023
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Vodka & Apple Juice: Travels of an Undiplomatic Wife in Poland’ – Jay Martin Jay and Tom were a young successful young professional couple working in Canberra when Tom was offered a posting...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 17 September 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf we’re lucky, we are given the opportunity to see a film that is so cleverly scripted, naturally acted and seamlessly edited that it leaves us searching for superlatives. This is exactly how I...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 15 September 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhy are we so alarmed by state of the world? Could it be that it’s simply because we’re growing older and grumpier? I certainly hope not, and prefer to think that it’s because the...
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