It's Time to Realise that Small is the New Big
By Kim Wilkinson
We live in a world of mass media, big ideas, cultural change and global pain. Read more
They Slipped Away In The Night – Tragedy at Sea for Kiribati Students
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
A Kiribati man living in Australia has provided one of the first accounts of a ferry tragedy in Kiribati which is believed to have taken up to 80 lives including students on their way to start the school year. Read more
North Korea, Egypt and Pakistan All Have a Problem—and it’s Affecting Millions
By Tim Reid | Open Doors
Following Jesus is a pretty comfortable option in Australia—but for over 215 million Christians around the world (that’s one in every 12 believers), it now means high levels of persecution. Read more
After Amy’s Death: How to Spot The Signs of a Child Being Bullied – and Help Them
By Hope 103.2
After the tragic death by suicide of 14-year-old Northern Territory girl Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett, Kids Helpline has reminded Australians to keep an eye out for signs of bullying. Read more
Prince Harry & Meghan’s Engagement – 25 Years Since Queen’s ‘Horrible Year’ Speech
By: Clare Bruce
It was November 24 in 1992, when Queen Elizabeth II famously described the year just gone, as an ‘annus horribillus’ – a Latin term meaning horrible year.
A separation, a divorce, a scandalous affair and a fire at Windsor Castle, had all rocked the royal family over the 11 months before the Queen’s speech, and only weeks after the speech, Prince Charles and Princess Diana separated. Read more
Fear and Hoplessness: A Canberra Nun Describes Life on Manus Island
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
A Brigidine Nun from Canberra has expressed serious concern for the health and welbeing of 600 refugees and asylum seekers who, after 4 years on Manus Island, seem no closer to any hope of resettlement than when they were first sent there. Read more
Imbalance: How Religion Has Less Protection than Other Human Rights
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
The result of the marriage survey, with its consequent change to the law, has opened up the question of religious freedom in Australia. Read more
“Time to Accept Change” says Christian Leader after Gay Marriage ‘Yes’ Announcement
By: Clare Bruce
The head of a leading Christian media outlet has called on ‘No voters’ to accept Australia’s democratic ‘Yes’ for same sex marriage, with good spirit and grace. Read more
Rohingya Refuge Crisis “Like Walking Through the Gates of Hell” — Tim Costello
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
World Vision’s Tim Costello has visited many of the world’s most critical humanitarian disasters.
Yet even he was unprepared for the refugee camps hastily constructed in Bangladesh for the Rohingya people fleeing from the continuing conflict in Myanmar. Read more
Healing a Divided Australia: Advice from a Professional Peacemaker
By: Clare Bruce
If there’s one expert Australia needs to hear from right now in the heat of painful national debates, it’s a Peacemaker. Read more