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We need national repentance, followed by revival and reformation, if Australia is to see a change for the better. The National Day of Repentance, on 21 April 2025, is a major step towards that needed change.

A pro-life grandmother’s recent criminal conviction in the UK proves the point: free speech is on life support in the United Kingdom. Dr Tossici-Bolt said she would fight the censorship, saying her case “has implications for the entire Western world.” The US State Department agreed.

The Federal election next month (3 May) may be the first in Australian history in which both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition identify as Catholics. “Identify” is the operative word. Neither Anthony Albanese nor Peter Dutton is a regular churchgoer.

Abortion advocates speak loftily about preventing harassment, but if they are indeed serious about this, they should prosecute themselves for harassing the only ones who are offering women positive help.

Where do the major and minor parties stand on Christian values of faith, Christian freedom, family, life and broader Christian interests? The Australian Christian Values Checklist has been answering these questions since 1999 and has released the 2025 election edition.

Perhaps no words in recent political history have so rapidly proven correct as Vice President J.D. Vance’s warning that European religious liberty faces a toxic and growing “threat from within”, according to a new expert analysis of government infringements on Christians.

If the Greens sought to introduce a bill that would seek to make maternity care more accessible in the regions, then perhaps we could take their comments on abortion more seriously. The irony of the appeal to equitable access is astounding.

The beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was marked by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer — not known for his religious sensibilities – but also the Vatican, and even King Charles. This sudden preference for Islam over Christianity seems like yet another example of double standards in public life.

Debate on the Greens bill to broaden the state’s already extreme abortion laws began in the New South Wales Parliament on 26 March. The Australian Medical Association is opposed to the threats to the conscience protections for health care professionals contained in the bill.

Meet the Candidates Forum organiser Mike Southon believes “the churches of Australia rising up as one” and are set to significantly shape the federal election. He states it’s still not too late to hold one in your church – but you must act now.

The Greens want to force hospitals and doctors opposed to abortion for medical, ethical or religious reasons, to violate their conscience, and to be involved in ensuring access to abortion at any stage, for any reason.

All sorts of folks from a range of worldviews and ideologies are working through politics to see their values become dominant in our society. Christians should not be ashamed of sharing their concerns and hopes for a good society, one based on the goodness and wisdom of God.

Yesterday evening, I joined about 5,000 demonstrators outside the New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney, protesting against the Greens' extreme abortion bill. It was noisy, uplifting and empowering. I urge everyone to take a stand and contact our politicians.

A deal between the new government, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian Democratic Forces in north-east Syria could bring a measure of peace and relief for persecuted Syrian Christians caught up in the recent fighting. But will cooperation and goodwill endure?

Late-term abortions are legal for elective reasons in much of the United States, and the Democratic Party is their prime advocate.

Financial conflicts of interest, unusual wait times, ballot shortages and substandard voting information have plagued the WA election and revealed major integrity issues.

The new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission, titled “Collateral Damage”, sheds some predictable but important light on the human rights abuses during the Covid years. But it still falls far short of a proper investigation.

The Church must recognise that there are women and men among us with deep wounds from an abortion. The House of Refuge ministry means their suffering will be met with an embrace, so their journey of reconciliation can begin. God always brings hope.

While it was widely anticipated that Australians would vote in the federal election on 12 April, Albanese has confirmed it will be held in May. Here’s what that means for Christians praying in the lead-up.

Two new studies show that the West’s growing epidemic of childlessness and depopulation will cost the U.S. alone “quadrillions of dollars”. Western nations must heed the dire warnings of this existential economic crisis.