The code for living a good life is beautifully summed up in these few words written by Robbie, the beloved cleaner at Dubbo Airport Australia..

I have just attended the special memorial service for Tainted Blood Victims in St Paul’s Cathedral, London. For decades, the Red Cross knew there was some sort of virus in some people’s donated blood. They took a gamble that it was relatively benign, which it wasn’t. Thousands upon thousands of people suffered a slow, lingering, painful death. Epstein-like, files disappeared, and resources were poured into obfuscation and denial, as inevitably questions began to be asked. In England, a parliamentary inquiry has recently been held, and an apology with compensation was given. In Australia, effectively nothing has happened. I held a public meeting in my church in the early 1990s, and hundreds of victims came. A couple of decades later, when I again attempted to hold the same meeting, most had died. I think that day, I got about six people into my church. This issue is especially painful for me because, in the early days , my late former wife contracted hepatitis C through a blood transfusion. When, this was discovered a decade later,I took her to the Red Cross where their barrister said they knew the very person who donated the infected blood. When I asked for some help and compensation, I was told to bugger off. So, today when the thousands of multicoloured petals fell on us all from inside the great dome of St Paul’s, they were to me the very Tears from Heaven. The Brits have stepped up, even to the point of installing an Infected Blood Memorial, something the Australian authorities, to their eternal shame, never have and probably never will. The scary thing is thousands of those who have died have had children, and they, without knowing it, could be infected too. So many lives destroyed by a totally avoidable public disaster. It’s time for a reckoning. It’s time for an inquiry in Australia that actually gives results, not platitudes.

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I am really saddened by the booing at the “welcome to country” on Anzac Day. It is one of the few genuinely secular spiritual things we do in this country and should be encouraged.

Two weeks ago on George Street Events cinema I showcased The Best Of The Best, 16 years of storytelling highlighting the lived realities of homelessness in Sydney. Thank you to everyone who joined us on the night and supported such an important screening.

This past Saturday, voices from across the Middle East came together in a celebration of poetry, culture, and connection. Through each verse, stories were shared, identities honoured, and bridges built across communities. Poetry reminded us that even across borders, we are united.

Yesterday we held our first yarning session, a special and important step in listening, learning, and coming together. It was a true honour to witness such powerful Aboriginal traditional dancing, an experience that carries deep meaning, history, and connection to culture.

Right now, the world is under pressure. There’s a lot of uncertainty, and the cost of relying on resources that won’t last forever is only rising. The truth is, we don’t have to depend on them the way we always have. Cleaner, renewable energy isn’t just better for the planet, it’s smarter for our future.

My friend on the streets of Parramatta. a living example of the success of multiculturalism.

Why do we have to make difference scary?

When you have a society where Jewish people are afraid to go out of their homes; Muslim people are afraid to sleep in their homes and aboriginal people can be pipe bombed wherever they are; we have a problem which has to be addressed.

My prayer for Australia in 2026.

I am really saddened to hear of the passing of Dame Marie Bashir. Over many decades she he was a great friend to me personally and to my Foundation. I will miss her greatly. God bless her and may she rest eternally in the sunshine of God’s smile.

My New Year’s resolution for 2026 For God’s sake, let us all be a bit kinder this year! My message in the link below “It all begins with you! ….. facebook.com/100039470692317…

In amongst all the Christmas celebrations in our church today we altogether stood for a minute silence for the victims of Bondi

This is not the time for violent words. They encourage and lead to violent actions. Hate can only begat more hate and violence. Hotheads will only make things worse. Then it’s always the innocents who suffer as the bullies can only pick on the week.

This is a really special time of year for me. It’s when I get to see the graduation ceremonies for the kids in our learn to read program, and it’s truly wonderful to see how far each of them has come. When a child learns to read, it can set them up for life

Yesterday, I held an Interfaith Church Service to honour World Human Rights Day this coming Wednesday. I was deeply moved to see such a broad community come together, all united in the belief that every person deserves hope, respect, and the freedom to live with their rights upheld.

Outside The United Nations building in New York mixing and speaking with thousands of Iranian people calling for freedom and democracy in Iran. This murderous regime has to go.

Freedom from oppression. That is the dream. #UN #freedom #oppression