Recent house losses and political activities have once again brought bushfires into general discussion. It is becoming increasingly important that this discussion is informed, because our opinions will influence whether we provide adequate protection to homes and lives and may even determine the survival of entire species.

Nils von Kalm reflects on the temptations of an individualistic, success-driven culture

Few modern phenomena elicit such intense emotional bonding as sport. How should the appeal of sport be handled by the church?

In the midst of rhetorical overstatements and political misinformation about debt and budget surpluses, how should we approach the issue of national debt?

Denise Cooper-Clarke critiques Julian Savulescu's recent lecture on the possibility of changing people’s moral makeup and behaviour and achieve a ‘transhuman’ future.

People who arrive by boat do so because they have very little money, there are no other means available to them, and because they are desperately fleeing for their lives. Once they get here—if they do not perish on the way—they go straight to high security detention centres for up to 7 years whilst their applications are assessed. They are the most vulnerable people on the face of the earth. And it is these people whom successive Australian governments have vilified and demonized.

Mark Glanville continues his analysis of Australian asylum seeker policy in the light of biblical ethics.

August 28 is a landmark day in the struggle against injustice.

Does any party have a moral and spiritual monopoly on the so-called Christian vote? This article answers negatively, affirming the right of Christians to conscientiously vote for any of the three parties respectively, outlining principles for voting across a range of Christian values.

Miroslav Volf summarises the values of a public faith, the rationale for holding them, parameters of legitimate debate about them, and key questions about them for the election candidates.