We need no reminding of the depth of the division that exists in our Australian community. It's there every time we go online, turn on the TV, open the newspaper. Our politics is focused on ...

In the 17th century, Eton College boys faced a peculiar mandate: every morning, over breakfast, they were compelled to smoke a pipe of tobacco. This was a supposed safeguard, with tobacco smoke ...

Let’s say you found yourself broke and had nothing to tide you over for the next few week. If you were in desperate need of 200 dollars, today, do you have a friend you could call who would give it to ...

The firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne rightly drew condemnation and shock from Australians of every level. Although the circumstances and the mindset of those who destroyed the ...

Heading interstate or overseas these holidays? Going to catch a flight? This holiday season, airports are bustling with passengers eager for distant beaches, family reunions, and long overdue ...

Two of the dearest neighbours my family has ever had were elderly widowers. Byron shared a fence with us, Mario lived opposite. Both were eager gardeners, both loved our kids, both showered us with ...

Is there an enlightening, non-church analogy for the synod? Is it akin to a legislative session of parliament, the annual meeting of corporate shareholders, or an event like a concert or Test match?

Generation Z and Alpha, growing up in a digital world, face unique challenges. Since 2015, smartphones and social media have dramatically changed childhood, replacing face-to-face interactions and ...

If we’re concerned about respecting the dignity of each person, then we must also be concerned about justice. Our justice systems must treat each person, each life, with equal dignity. If justice is ...

Peace is an elusive (some might sneer, illusory) concept. Certainly, while we are happy to exchange the sign of peace at Mass, thinking about what that might actually mean is harder. We are good at ...

Larry Fink, the chief executive of the world’s biggest fund management company Black Rock, recently argued that ‘the big winners will be countries that have shrinking populations’. He said in the past ...

Australian Gospel: A Family Saga by Lech Blaine, Black Inc 2024, 363 pp., RRP $36.99 What’s in a title? Far more freight than two words might seem capable of bearing. Australian Gospel, Lech Blaine’s ...