China is in the news and rightly so. If it’s not events in Hong Kong, it’s the China-US trade dispute, or tensions in the South China Sea, Beijing’s expanding influence in the South Pacific, the prospect of a Chinese...
The Catholic Church in Australia is not taking full advantage of the work of Pope Francis in addressing issues of peace, justice and ecology, despite the “state of unprecedented emergency” that the world is in today.
For many Christians, Israel Folau has become the talisman in the fight for religious freedom. This week, some Australian Christians rallied behind Folau’s legal battle against Rugby Australia, stepping in when the rugby...
In the wake of the royal commission into child sexual abuse, Christian churches in this country need not only radical reform of their principles and practices, but also ways of recovering their integrity. For the...
The following letter was sent to the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia on May 22, 2019, shortly after the re-election of his government. It was signed by over 60 Christian leaders, including nine...
A summary of highlights from the conference organisers: Emeritus Professor Joseph A. Camilleri OAM La Trobe University Chair, Earth@Peace Project Reverend Dr Gordon Preece Director, Centre for Religion & Social...
Dr Mick Pope This article is republished from Eternity news. Read the original article here. Dear fellow evangelicals, I write to you at this hour born of a sense of frustration, of fear, and of hope. I felt compelled...
This article is reposted from Social Policy Connections. Read the original article. Pope Francis has made dialogue with Islam a high priority, as he is acutely aware that the scourge of war and displacement of peoples...
Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute The major parties’ manifestos for the 2019 federal election present voters with starkly contrasting health policies. These policies are shaped and constrained by the overall themes...
By Barney Zwartz April 21, 2019 Is there life after death? In this increasingly materialistic age in which many believe only in what they can measure, it is a question we tend to defer, but the older we get the more we...