Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas asks how human dignity can be safeguarded in an age shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), digital platforms and...
Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl (released 3 October), is both dazzling and disquieting – a confounding study in performance, power and vulnerability.
Father Chris Riley AM (1954-2025) grew up on a dairy farm in Echuca, Victoria, before answering a vocation inspired by the 1938 film, Boys’ Town. At 15, he resolved to become a priest to care for young people cast aside by society.
I have recently taken up a position as Supply Minister for South Sydney Uniting Church and am now working in Redfern-Waterloo three days a week for six months.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the world around us. The news cycle is relentless, and wherever we look – online, on air, in print – there’s no shortage of grim headlines. At times, hope can feel like a rare and endangered species.
Under the stained-glass light of St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, the spirit of Father Edward “Ted” Kennedy (1931-2005) was unmistakably present ...
Housing activist Mike Mannix of Paddington says: “I refer to the wide media coverage on the plight of the 28 residents of four boarding houses in Selwyn Street, Paddington, and the community campaign to stop the closure of the boarding houses.
With the rise of media monopolies and the spread of right-wing propaganda, independent local journalism – reviews, analysis and storytelling – has never been more crucial.
