1+ week, 6+ day ago   (984+ words) By 2050, a new generation of Australian Muslims will be shaping the country’s institutions, communities and public life, confident in their identity, belonging and contribution to Australia’s future. When I think about Muslim Australia in 2050, I do not think first about…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (800+ words) The suffering in Gaza and the West Bank poses an uncomfortable question for people of faith: do principles of justice, mercy and compassion apply equally when our deepest loyalties are tested? I think that’s why, as I have thought about…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (446+ words) The 2026 Census is expected to mark more than a demographic milestone, with new Islamic denomination categories offering a fuller picture of Muslim diversity, representation and belonging in Australia. The 2026 Australian Census marks an important milestone for Australia’s Muslim community. For…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (648+ words) The Catholic Church has not abandoned the right to self-defence, but it has increasingly rejected the idea that modern war can be morally justified. The category of the “just war” – born with Augustine, systematised by Aquinas – was, for centuries, the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (940+ words) Social cohesion is not built by erasing difference. As was demonstrated 1,400 years ago in the city of Medina, it is built by creating trust, justice and shared purpose across difference. Australia is one of the world’s most successful multicultural societies....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (455+ words) Paul Ham’s book, The Soul, A History of the Human Mind_, is a stimulating challenge to our human ingenuity, which we must value in the face of soulless artificial intelligence systems and their narcissistic champions._ Worship of enduring phenomena, the sun…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (807+ words) Conflicts between political leaders and religious authority have shaped Western history for centuries – and continue to define debates over power and legitimacy today. Alarm over the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has escalated with…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (603+ words) April 4, 2026 As global conflicts intensify, Easter offers a counterpoint – a call to reject violence and embrace light, mercy and transformation. Iran and the war, (not forgetting Lebanon Ukraine, Palestine and Sudan) are the unwelcome global backdrops to this year’s celebration…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (371+ words) April 1, 2026 Modern society assumes suffering can be solved through policy, technology and progress. But this belief leaves us unprepared for the reality that tragedy is an enduring part of human life. Rising petrol prices, geopolitical instability and the threat of…...