An intriguing, revealing, highly entertaining and a great storyteller. Tim Fischer reflects on his time as the first Australian Ambassador to the Vatican. He talks about his new book Holy See, Unholy Me, which outlines his 1000 days in Rome. He also talks about having dinner with the Pope and Colonel Gaddafi and explains how his faith was deepened, renewed and restored during his years at the Vatican.
Stephen O’Doherty fills in for Leigh Hatcher: Palliative Care Doctor Megan Best talks about euthanasia and its place in Australia. She explains how 85% of Australians support it, but says they aren’t actually educated on the issue. She talks about whether Australia will legalise euthanasia and the issues that come with it.
Stephen O’Doherty fills in for Leigh Hatcher: Former National President of the Uniting Church Alistair Macrae talks about the marriage equality bill introduced into the ACT Legislative Assembly this week. He talks about the likelihood of same-sex marriage in Australia and explains how it would affect society.
Stephen O’Doherty fills in for Leigh Hatcher: Open House human condition guru Lyn Worsley continues her series on difficult conversations. This week she talks about the most common difficult conversations and takes callers with dilemmas and questions.
Stephen O’Doherty fills in for Leigh Hatcher: Open House book reviewer Kara Martin talks about The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin. She says the book is inaccurate, biased and ignores the evidence of history.
Stephen O’Doherty fills in for Leigh Hatcher: Open House human condition guru Lyn Worsley continues her series on difficult conversations. This week she talks about the most common difficult conversations and takes callers with dilemmas and questions.
Last week the NASA Voyager 1 became the first ever spacecraft to leave the solar system. Launched back in 1977, and travelling at 17 kilometres per second, the probe has travelled more than 19 billion kilometres, further than any spacecraft has gone before. Dr Fred Watson is the Astronomer-in-Charge at the Australian Astronomical Observatory, near… Continue reading Stargazing with Dr Fred
Do you have too much stuff cluttering up your life? Most of us know we would feel better if we could be more organised. But it’s not always easy to de-clutter and get on top of all our ‘stuff’. With so many cheap products available, it’s sometimes tempting to buy things we don’t need. And… Continue reading Declutter and get organised
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