After years of constant demonstrations across Australian cities, protest has become part of the scenery. What happens when ...

Smith, youth crime, sexual-abuse prosecutions, and political expediency all point toward a declining trust that Australia’s ...

Donald Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo recalls an old pattern of rulers who resent popes who refuse expedience. In 653, a ...

As Pope Leo XIV begins an African journey centred on Algeria, his emphasis on dialogue between Christians and Muslims offers ...

We need no reminding of the depth of the division that exists in our Australian community. It's there every time we go online ...

What happens when a writer of exquisite control turns toward death without surrendering wit, judgment, or style? The result ...

Louis Theroux’s new documentary has revived a familiar argument about alienated young men. But the figure at its center is ...

If you were handed a free ticket to either Melbourne or Sydney’s writers’ festival, which would you choose? The answer may ...

Australia rushed to protect seven Iranian footballers threatened by their government, then almost immediately moved to block ...

At a moment when war, greed and political failure make hope feel increasingly naive, Easter’s mixture of grief, ritual and ordinary joy offers the possibility that even in a damaged world, life, ...

The final document of the Synod on Synodality has served as a signpost to a quiet revolution in many areas. Not least of these has been the Church’s attitude to disability. As I have discussed in ...