Tag Archive for: crisis

How to Stop an Outage Becoming an Outrage

By: Michael McQueen

Following the recent Senate enquiry, now ex-CEO of Optus Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigned with a name now tied to two of the biggest tele-communications crises of the last few years – last year’s data breach and the recent network outage. Read more

“Time to Act”: Australia’s Rental Crisis

By: Mike Crooks

As rent prices continue to soar throughout Australia, a new study has revealed the most affordable – and most expensive – areas to call home. Read more

Energy Crisis Explained: “A Dangerous Storm”

By: Michael Crooks

Threats of blackouts, energy prices soaring, and a minister pleading for people not to use their dishwashers – how did we get here? Read more

There’s a Word for What I’m Experiencing: Wintering. Maybe You’re Feeling it Too

By: Sheridan Voysey

I came across a helpful word recently: wintering. Author Katherine May uses it to describe those moments when life turns cold through crisis or loss and we find ourselves living at a different, slower pace to everyone else. 

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Australian Churches Unite to Offer Homes, Seek Extra Visas for Afghans

Above: Micah Australia executive director Tim Costello

By: Ben McEachen

The Australian Christian community has come together in a massive show of support and advocacy for Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime. Read more

Six Sentences of Comfort for an Afghan Living in Australia

By: Ben McEachen

An Afghan man living in Australia fears the worst for fellow Christians in Afghanistan. Read more

“We Are Committed”: World Vision Pledges to Stay in Afghanistan

By: Michael Crooks

The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, but World Vision is not going anywhere. Read more

“It Just Feels Like It’s Been Piled On” – American Musician on Handling the Trauma of 2020

By: Laura Bennett

While the impact of this year has played out in unique way for all of us, one thing it has exposed universally is our capacity for change and how we handle the compounded crises and constant reminders that we are not in control. Read more

5 Practices That Could Paralyse Your Pivot

By: Michael McQueen

As events have unfolded this year, the word ‘pivot’ has emerged as a description of the moves necessary in business, society and individual lives to adapt to uncertain times. It is an appropriate word choice to describe these movements, especially as it depicts a motion that adapts its direction, while remaining rooted in one spot. It is clear that in times of crisis, the fundamental need for businesses is the ability to pivot. Read more