“All men and women, humbly but with courage, must take responsibility for the destiny of humankind.”
A sharing of critical stories that reflect the soul of our society, its sometimes ugliness and its sometimes power.
This story by ABC National Indigenous affairs correspondent Bridget Brennan was first posted on February 2018. This story demands telling, describing as it does in very personal terms, the scandal – nay, the crime – of Australian history wherein Indigenous children were snatched from their families and trained to be domestic servants. It has particular significance for me, given that...
Note from Tony: This story was published on ABC news online. Basketball champion and Indigenous mentor Patty Mills has found ‘a way to live with impact and purpose’ By Jonathon Gul September 13 2020 Patty Mills is one of Australia’s greatest basketballers. (ABC RN: Jeremy Story Carter) Patty Mills remembers asking the question. Vividly, despite it happening more than...
Intro by Tony: This is not a story about football. It is a story about a person – an Indigenous Australian – and of people. There is no need, therefore, to know anything at all about Australian Rules Football to fully appreciate Rob’s story. His story has particular impact upon me for the reason I played AFL in Ballarat and Melbourne during this time (But not in the same...