A Catholic intellectual group has been banned from holding its annual forum at a university hall over concerns about its views on transgender issues. The Hobart-based Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies has for the past seven years held its
Three million people among Australia’s 26 million population are permanent migrants who arrived since 2000, with the largest contingent coming from India. And the vast majority of those permanent migrants, 87%, now live in capital cities, 56% of them concentrated
Northern Territory federal Labor MP Marion Scrymgour has backed moves by Alice Springs principal Gavin Morris to get Indigenous children off the streets and into the classroom by providing safe accommodation for them at school. Ms Scrymgour will meet Dr
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is disappointed that Queensland is poised to approve a free telehealth abortion service. The state government is reported to be planning to fund the service that would make it easier to access abortion pills in
Cocaine shipments are being seized at the nation’s borders at unprecedented levels as Australia confronts a global surge in trafficking. About 3.69 tonnes of the drug with a potential street value of $1.4 billion was detected by law enforcement agencies
Australia’s youth are most worried about the environment, equality and mental health, according to a new survey. The latest Mission Australia Youth Survey has revealed that the environment tops the list of concerns for young people. More than 18,000 people,
Mayors of the four towns affected by the abolition of the cashless debit card in Western Australia’s remote Goldfields region say a sudden influx of cash on to the streets has led to a surge in violence, child neglect and
“Let there be light!” That was the cry of Ikuntji Elder Kieran Malta at 8.05pm on Good Friday 2023 in remote Central Australia – moments later a cheer went up as the Forgiveness Cross on Memory Mountain was illuminated for
Doctors treating children at a major public hospital gender clinic have questioned the basis of the “gender-affirming” approach in medicine, highlighting sparse evidence justifying the use of puberty blockers, instances of serious side-effects from the drugs, ongoing mental distress following
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has wished the nation a “safe, happy and holy” Easter, describing the occasion as a celebration of “faith, hope and renewal”. The Prime Minister said the variety of different services, vigils and ceremonies being celebrated across
