Does Australia Need a Bill of Rights? A Fair Look at the Debate, With a Christian Lens Australian bill of rights – Every few years, the idea of an Australian bill of rights comes back into public debate. It returned again recently, with a commentary on The Daily Declaration arguing …
Read More »Basin Plan Review 2026: Climate Scenarios and Buybacks
The 2026 Basin Plan Review: Climate Scenarios, Water Buybacks and the Search for Honest Planning Few debates in Australia carry as much emotion as the one over the Murray-Darling Basin. It touches farms and towns, rivers and wetlands, First Nations communities, food prices and the future of rural Australia. And …
Read More »St Francis of Assisi at 800: The Man, the Myths
St Francis of Assisi at 800: The Man, the Myths and Why a Medieval Friar Still Matters Eight hundred years ago this month, a small, worn-out man died on the floor of a humble chapel in Umbria. He had no wealth, no title worth mentioning, and no army. Yet today …
Read More »Discipleship in Central Australia: The ‘I Know Jesus’ Gap
“Yeah, I Know Jesus”: Discipleship in Central Australia and the Long Work of Following Christ Walk through the streets of Alice Springs and you may hear something that surprises you. Ask people about Jesus, even people who are struggling, and many will say, “Yeah, I know Jesus.” For missionary-minded Christians, …
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