Weekdays

You may have heard in the news recently an Adelaide Arch Bishop has been put on trial for concealing the child sex crimes of a catholic priest. The arch bishop received his sentencing today: home detention. Today, Simon Creek managing director of HHG Legal joins Mike in the studio to open up the idea of the law in the confessional. 

Every Monday Morning Graham Irvine from Riverview Church joins Mike in the studio to tackle the topics of parenting teenagers. This week the two continue the conversation on 'continuing the conversation'. "It's all about establishing good habits. The more you practice with these 'easier' topics the more cofmortable you both will be with the tougher topics. "

Western Australians who have experienced homelessness are being encouraged to share their stories as part of the development of the State Government’s 10-Year Strategy on Homelessness. Announcing the strategy as part of Homelessness Week 2018, Community Services Minister Simone McGurk said the strategy needed to consider first-hand accounts of how individuals coped with homelessness and how organisations responded to their needs.

Unfortunately, suicide impacts many thousands of Australian families every year.  Despite many government and mental health initiatives, programs and resources aimed at reducing suicide, people are still taking their own lives.  It is, for this reason, Focus on the Family Australia have launched a Free Online Suicide Prevention course called Born Survivors Micro Course.  

Last week, West Aussies were reminded of the importance of becoming an organ donor. A decision which leaves recipeints grateful for a second chance at life. Nicole Cox knows of that gratitude after finding her late mother's thank you letter her mum wrote after recieving lungs from a donor family.

Mike sat down with Cherie Macchiusi from MOPS - Mums of Pre-Schoolers - and they spoke about raising boys and the challenges involved. Cherie gave some insightful advice on how to manage boys when they are 'out of control'. She also discussed about some behavioural issues that may arise during a certain part of their life and how to handle those sensitive times. 

Over 9,000 West Aussies sleep outside everynight and 14,000 WA families are on the waitlist for housing help. Shelter WA CEO Michelle Mackenzie joins Mike in the studio to share on Homelessness Week and what we can do to help end homelessness.

When we see other people living rough on the streets it’s hard to imagine what they’re going through and how they feel as they face the social stigma of being homeless. For one Perth woman that became a reality when Maggie lost her job as a Nurse, lost her home and ended up living out of a car for a year.  In the end she reached out and overcame adversity and she’s here to tell us a bit about that journey and what she lived through.