Sleep Deprivation and Teens
By: Collett Smart
The Parenting Question this week is from Judy, on Sleep Deprivation: “How much sleep do our teens need?”
It has been said that we have a chronically sleep deprived generation. Read more
Toilet Rolls or Not, Supermarkets Won Australians’ Hearts in the Pandemic
By: Michael Crooks
Despite their low stocks of soap and spaghetti during the panic-buying of 2020, Australian Supermarkets scored big in the consumer trust-stakes at the height of the pandemic. Read more
5 Lessons Western Christians Should Learn from Persecuted Christians
By: Akos Balogh
I was born behind the Iron Curtain.
But like millions of others, my parents decided to flee our communist homeland to escape oppression. Read more
Actor Dylan O’Brien Puts Down the Labels and Picks Up Courage in ‘Love and Monsters’
By: Laura Bennett
We need to address the elephant in the room before you see Love and Monsters – watching an end-of-the world movie is different now. Read more
Where Will You Shop in the Retail World of Tomorrow?
By: Michael McQueen
What if instead of going to the shops, the shops came to you? Read more
“I’m Happy I Came Back to that Perspective. It’s Not Just Based on My Bubble” – Jules Sebastian
By: Laura Bennett
Jules Sebastian’s family have been in the spotlight since 2003, when her husband Guy won the first season of Australian Idol. Read more
The Expectation Gap
By: Sabrina Peters
Have you ever bought something online that you were so excited about, but when it finally arrived, it looked nothing like the photo? The description read ‘high quality denim’ but the product ended up with more loose ends than your mums famous spaghetti. Read more
‘God and Hamilton’ – The Deeply Religious Story of the Hit Musical
Above: Author of ‘God and Hamilton’, Kevin Cloud
By: Michael Crooks
It is the international musical phenomenon that tells the story of a once “forgotten” Founding Father. But Hamilton has underlying themes that reflect the deep faith of its subject, according to an American pastor. Read more
Blockchain May Bring Greater Levels of Financial Equality
By: Michael McQueen
Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. While early investors in these currencies made small fortunes overnight (Bitcoin’s value soared over 70% in 2020 alone), what the fever-pitched excitement over cryptocurrencies overshadowed was the more important technological transformation being driven by blockchain. Read more