Life & Faith
Episodes
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Life and Faith: Greg Lake
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Greg Lake is a former Immigration Department leader who managed a number of immigration detention centres, including Nauru, Christmas Island and Curtin. He also worked in policy and management roles in Canberra under the Rudd/Gillard governments. Greg resigned from Immigration in April 2013 after examining whether his role in managing detention centres was something that aligned with his Christian faith. He spoke Life and Faith about his experiences working in detention centres.
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
Life and Faith: 12 Years a Slave and the Wolf of Wall Street
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
Thursday Mar 20, 2014
Justine Toh and Simon Smart discuss how two recent films, 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street, provide insight into the way that women are viewed as commodities in our market society.
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
Life and Faith: The Armstrong Lie
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
Thursday Mar 13, 2014
The new documentary The Armstrong Lie is a fascinating character study, a cautionary tale and a mildly disturbing piece of social commentary. Simon Smart and Justine Toh discuss the film and the questions it raises about truth and moral relativism.
Thursday Mar 06, 2014
Life and Faith: Longing for Home
Thursday Mar 06, 2014
Thursday Mar 06, 2014
The Immigration Department has a slogan on its website that declares "No Way. They will not make Australia home." The slogan is aimed at deterring asylum-seekers from fleeing to Australia to establish a new life for themselves. Life and Faith spoke to Jarrod McKenna who is co-founder of First Home Project, which welcomes refugees and new arrivals to the country to live with Jarrod and his wife for a year so they can get established. Simon Smart also discusses the appeal that home holds for us.