Founder of megachurch Hillsong, Brian Houston, has returned to Australia as he prepares to fight a court case in December. The 68-year-old will defend criminal charges brought to him for failing to report his father’s sexual abuse in 1960s and
Essendon football club has revealed itself as an anti-Christian organisation. It conforms precisely to the new prevailing public culture, with that innate cowardice that allows institutions to perfectly reflect the lineaments of raw power. Essendon doesn’t speak truth to power,
Australia’s latest census reveals that the percentage of people identifying as Christian has dipped below 50% for the first time, a drop of 17 percentage points over the last 10 years. At the same time, the number of people who
Former banking boss Andrew Thorburn believes his “personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square” after his 30-hour stint as chief executive of the AFL’s Essendon football club came crashing down. The former National Australia Bank
One hundred children and teenagers on the radar of Victoria’s child protection services have died in just two years, a toll sparking new concerns about gaps in the state’s youth safety net. Victorian Coroners Court data, reveals SIDS, suicide, car
Independent senator David Pocock has expressed concern over Labor’s legislation to abolish the cashless debit card, urging the government to establish a clearer pathway to transition away from compulsory to voluntary income management. The calls come as several senators challenge
Australian school students have been subjected to rampant bullying because of their religious beliefs, according to a study into state schools. Sydney University’s Professor Emerita Suzanne Rutland and Professor Zehavit Gross from Bar Ilan University in Israel found Christian, Jewish,
The commissioner overseeing income management of welfare payments in north Queensland fears that without a proper replacement of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) some people in Aboriginal communities will be “condemned to further poverty”. Federal bureaucrats have told a Senate
It will be harder for Christian schools to fire LGBTIQ+ teachers under an overhaul of Queensland’s anti-discrimination laws being considered by the Palaszczuk government. Queensland Human Rights Commissioner Scott McDougall has recommended exemptions given to church-run schools that allow them
Hillsong has announced a raft of changes on its governance structure as part of it’s journey to become a “healthy church”. Interim pastor Philip Dooley and chairman of the board Stephen Crouch shared the changes during a meeting with the
