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Reviews: Everybody by Olivia Laing | Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare The two new releases from British writers Olivia Laing and Philip Hoare similarly centre on an individual – in Laing’s case, European psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich; in Hoare’s case, artist Albrecht (Albert) Durer – but these figures loosely...

Review: Sex Education Season Three Sex Education’s third season manages, against all odds, to eclipse the past seasons’ efforts.The show continues to go beneath the surface, exploring how there is more to sexuality. The show explores themes involving disability, bullying, diverse identities, and integrity. After scandal rocked Moordale Secondary School...

From 1 December, NSW residents will receive a new round of Dine and Discover Vouchers.The NSW government previously issued the vouchers as a way of supporting small businesses. However, the state’s lockdown from June to October severely limited their use. NSW residents will once again receive a $25 voucher for...

A November intensive at United Theological College (UTC) will explore the many layers to children and family ministries. Pulse Leader Rev. Karen Mitchell Lambert is running the intensive. She told Insights that she was, “super-excited to be presenting this subject.”“There is so much we could cover so it is a...

Professor Sathianathan ‘Saathi’ Clarke will lead an intensive subject in contextual theology next month at United Theological College (UTC). The subject is called Contemporary Theology in a Global Context.It will explore three questions: What are the trajectories of theology in our global context?What are the methodological features that distinguish them...

More than 240 people joined the Why does the Uniting Church support the School Strike 4 Climate movement webinar to witness MC, Julie McCrossin, weave in and out of short interviewees with our guests. The stand-out for many was calm, thoughtful and passionate eloquence of young people from our church and UCA schools...