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.

Mark Glanville offers scrutiny of Australian refugee policy in light of scripture.

A former senior employee of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship shares from his experiences with the transfer of asylum seekers to Manus Island and Nauru.

Jonathan Haidt's book 'The Righteous Mind' seeks to overcome the polarities of contemporary political culture.

'But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.' In Australia, we know that we are, in fact, among the richest people in the world. Are upper and middle income Australians wrong to be well-to-do? Should we feel guilty? Are we even asking the right questions?

Knowing about our origins contributes to our sense of who we are. But this knowledge is not freely available to everyone in our society.