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With the new year comes new hope
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (195+ words) September 6, 2026 — 5:30am The celebrated American poet Robert Frost put it well in his evocative poem: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveller, long I stood … I took the one less…...
Church caught in controversy over OnlyFans reality show filming
2+ week, 5+ day ago (41+ words) St John's Cathedral is facing backlash after cameras for a reality TV show about OnlyFans were allowed inside. August 24, 2026 — 4:46pm...
I went to an Opus Dei school. What I was taught was unbelievable
3+ week, 1+ day ago (168+ words) August 22, 2026 — 5:00am On the surface, these appear to be unrelated stories. But both point to the same blind spot: religious private schools in Australia that operate with almost no scrutiny into how they are shaping their students. CEO, Catholic Schools Parramatta…...
I run a large Catholic education body. Post-ICAC, this is what needs to happen
3+ week, 5+ day ago (110+ words) This ICAC stuff just doesn’t pass the pub test. Or the pew test – or the pulpit test. August 17, 2026 — 7:30pm A piece like this, responding to the disappointment and anger about what is happening, is required because this ICAC stuff just doesn’t…...
The land that knew no peace
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (272+ words) In a sense, I grew up with violent and revolutionary political projects seeking to radically alter everyday life, their articulation (no doubt out of necessity) invoking Islam, and by invoking it so callously, implicating it, and reinterpreting it. If at…...
‘We were taught that the world is evil outside’: How one woman fled the Redeemer Baptists
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (982+ words) August 16, 2026 — 5:00am Alexandra Garth appeared this week before the NSW parliamentary inquiry into the Redeemer Baptist School at North Parramatta, detailing her experiences in – and how she escaped from – the church community. The inquiry was prompted by a six-month investigation by…...
‘Big Brother was watching’: Ex-students recall life at Opus Dei-linked Sydney school
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1057+ words) August 9, 2026 — 12:00am “Big brother was always watching you.” This is how a former student recalled Redfield College, the Opus Dei-linked Sydney school that has featured the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s inquiry into secret political donations. Four targets in ICAC’s Operation Rosny…...
Push to train imams in Australia, warning of Islamophobia spike
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (720+ words) August 7, 2026 — 3:33pm One of the country’s most senior imams, who was targeted by an Islamic State “kill list”, wants religious leaders to be trained in Australia so they can better mesh with the national culture and language. Sheikh Shadi Alsuleiman, president…...
ICAC allegations cast a shadow on our Catholic schools. That makes me angry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (192+ words) August 4, 2026 — 6:30pm Trust, faithfulness and service are characteristics that describe the best of any educator. They also characterise the best kind of leadership and governance. They are not just a “Catholic” thing. They are alive and active across all education provisions…...
Putting faith in the paper trail
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) Meri Will, Jim Pollitt, Ann Clydsdale, Helen Lewin, John Perry, Don Bain, Stephanie Edwards, Ted Bugarski, Roz Millar, Bart Fielden August 2, 2026 — 9:00pm “Not old (C8), just confused,” says Meri Will of Baulkham Hills. “I’ve been informed that my church’s payroll and HR…...