In 1986, universities were still a male domain. Today, lecture halls tell a different story: women are the clear majority, while young men quietly slip away. What does their absence reveal about ...

Greg Sheridan’s new book urges Christians to reclaim the boldness of the early Church. But is “success” the right measure for a faith born of crucifixion? This review weighs Sheridan’s engaging case ...

Anthony Albanese came to power denouncing Scott Morrison’s “cult of secrecy.” Now, with whistleblowers unprotected and Freedom of Information under assault, his government is embracing the very habits ...

In the Church, 'synodality' is often invoked as deep listening and shared discernment. Yet the silence of unanswered letters tells another story. If bishops cannot respond to their own people, what ...

Amid rising military budgets, fractured alliances, and failing institutions, Asia has avoided major interstate war since 1979. Yet beneath this calm lies a paradox: immense diversity, old wounds, and ...

Godwin’s Law describes an internet quirk where every argument eventually ends with Hitler. We are adept at naming enemies, less skilled at naming virtues. If our politics is guided only by what we ...

Bishop Pat Power’s life was marked by courage, kindness, and solidarity. From confronting prime ministers to comforting the marginalised, he never stopped seeing others as fellow pilgrims. Michael ...

Why so desperate to know who I am? /  does it really matter? isn’t enigma / the whole selling point? / why fret about which bloodline is mixed in / with the ash and moonstone / sufficed to be purpled ...

Why is gun violence so deeply rooted in American life, yet largely absent in Australia? From Columbus’s cannon to modern shootings, the story of America is one written in gunpowder, a freedom ...

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, much blame has fallen on social media as distorting our worst instincts into constant outrage. Research suggests these platforms thrive on four “dark laws” that ...

The closure of Meanjin signals a culture where economics trumps values, universities abandon reflection, and conversation is sidelined. Its death is a warning about what Australia risks forgetting.

I do not need to mark the year on a wall, the pull and push of time is a constant call. I answer it thus: verbs and nouns softly drawn on the sky’s canvas that flickers night and dawn. There is no ...