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Christian leaders are becoming more outspoken about Australia’s need to return to God. Their example reminds us that this is a calling for every believer. Many are concerned about the trajectory of Australian politics, but it may be more accurate to say that Australian culture [...]

Here are two dreamtime stories -- or ngarranggarni -- describing the origins of the Barramundi Gap where the Argyle diamond mine was located. 1. Jaliwang/Gadjerong Ngarranggarni Barramundi Dreaming Story The first story is the Mirwoong story and it goes something like this: A barramundi was [...]

Major denominations and prayer networks from across Australia have been drawn together to pray for the crisis facing our nation. You are invited to be part of this historic event. ‘Australia Prays’ is a nationwide Zoom call taking place on Sunday 22nd August in response [...]

This is what we are called to do -- even if we must pay a price for it: If you were asked to explain what a main calling of the Christian is, what is a crucial task we are to perform, what our purpose in [...]

The West is at war with itself: It does not take astute analytical abilities, incisive perception, or acute political awareness to see that the West is fraying at the edges. Indeed, it is a world splitting apart. The older I get, the more I grieve [...]

We know that Covid-19 is a serious virus that has taken the lives of some 4.2 million people worldwide. We know that the vaccines, while not providing perfect protection, significantly reduce the likelihood of someone contracting the virus and dying as a result of it. [...]

By Isaac Parkinson Jesus Campaign Director – Youth for Christ I was once a lost boy. Recently I found myself scrolling through my Facebook profile and looking at the photos that I had featured in over the years -- ten years, to be precise. I [...]

Rather than criticising the poor who are protesting, shouldn’t we speak up for them? Did you have any sympathy at all for the Black Lives Matter marchers last year? Yes, I know they were marching in the midst of lockdown in Sydney and Melbourne, and [...]

National polling about babies born alive after a late-term abortion reveals that the majority of Australians think these babies must be given medical care. Among those who express a view on this issue, three times as many say they support care for babies born alive [...]

Most Australians view police as protectors and have trust and respect for their authority. Unfortunately, this belief does not extend so readily through indigenous society. Indigenous women are not only distrustful of police, they face enormous barriers in reporting viol­ence in that abusers are frequently [...]

If you’re among the half of Australians currently under lockdown, you may be looking for some uplifting and thoughtful commentary on the situation we face. If so, check out this excellent episode of the ABC Radio show ‘God Forbid’. Hosted by James Carleton, the episode [...]

Eternity in Our Hearts We read in the first chapter of the Bible that “God created man in His own image” (Genesis 1:27). A man and a woman were created in the image of God as eternal beings. In their perfect sinless state, Adam and [...]

Those of us who live in Western nations are incredibly blessed. “The rule of law” is a principle that has long protected us from tyranny. It is the conviction that kings and dictators no longer get to run our lives. Rather, we are governed by [...]

Editor's Note: Clinical immunologist and University of Newcastle Emeritus Professor of Pathology Robert Clancy, a member of the Australian Academy of Science’s COVID-19 Expert Database, provides an incisive look at Australia's handling of the pandemic, with timely suggestions on how we can move forward successfully. [...]

I still believe there is nothing you can change from outside; you can scream your head off, you can fight and no-one is going to take any damn notice if they don’t want to. Someone within the system has to stand up and put forward [...]

“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law. Fortunately, it is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his [...]

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. ~ Viktor Frankl, Jewish Holocaust survivor When Viktor Frankl arrived at the Nazi prison camp, he immediately promised himself that he wouldn’t ‘run into the wire’, a term for the [...]

Most Australians have never lived under an authoritarian dictatorship, and therefore we are largely ignorant of how quickly circumstances can descend. It was the great Russian novelist Alexander Solzenitsyn who resolutely warned against this kind of wishful thinking. In Live Not By Lies, Rod Dreher [...]

Polling booth figures in far north Queensland and the Northern Territory provide an insight into the extent to which Aboriginal people are used as “polling booth fodder” by the Australian Labor Party, Your Life Your Vote: Take Control said today. Your Life Your Vote: Take [...]

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), led by Martyn Iles, has been undertaking an enormously popular tour of Australia called The Truth of It, named after Iles’s regular online broadcast. Thousands have turned out to attend the in-person events in cities around the nation. But in [...]