"A few weeks ago, the New York Times ran a piece on what gambling is doing to children and young people. The central point was simple: the gambling industry has made betting so normal, so embedded in sport and daily life, that many people don’t even see it as a problem yet. We’ve been saying the same thing here in Australia for years, and we have the numbers to prove it. 600,000 Australian teenagers aged 12 to 17 are gambling, spending $18 million every year. Sports betting

Speaking in a debate at General Synod today, the Archbishop called for “prayer and active solidarity” with Palestinian Christians, and “a just peace for every person in Israel and Palestine”. 12 July 2026 Synod, The situation in Israel and Palestine is gravely serious. Last month I made my pilgrimage with my dear brother, Archbishop Hosam, across the Diocese of Jerusalem. The fear was palpable among everyone we met, Palestinian and Israeli. From Gaza to the north of Israel,

A moving Arab/Jewish story set in the aftermath of the 1948 war. The stone house in Ramle at the centre of this true story is now managed by the Rossing Centre. Chris and I visited the property and heard more of the work amongst women and children. Sarah Bernstein, the Director of the Rossing Centre reported recently, "The Women's Group at the Open House in Ramle also continued its shared learning process throughout the month. Participants explored stories of Ethiopian

Critics of Netanyahu's right-winged government highlight the number of Palestinian media deaths. The government's response is that the IDF does not intentionally target journalists, and attributes the high casualty rate to the inherent dangers of reporting from the front lines of a conflict, where Hamas operates within civilian infrastructure. The IDF has frequently published intelligence briefs, captured documents, and payroll logs, alleging that certain slain reporters held

Nadav Lapid is an internationally acclaimed Israeli filmmaker and writer known for his formally bold, fiercely uncompromising explorations of national identity, masculinity, and the absurdities of state-sanctioned violence. After studying philosophy and history at Tel Aviv University, Lapid pivoted to cinema, making a major splash with his award-winning debut feature Policeman (2011) and the psychological drama The Kindergarten Teacher (2014). He solidified his standing

Welcome to the winter solstice, the day your morning coffee and your evening glass of wine occur in what feels like the exact same fifteen-minute window of daylight. Today, the sun wakes up late, takes a look around at the shivering populace, and decides to leave early, around 4:53 PM, leaving us to navigate the pitch-black abyss of the late afternoon. It’s the one day of the year where "sleeping in" until 8:00 am means you’ve successfully missed a solid quarter of the da

Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to land belonging to the village of Taybeh, the last of the West Bank’s ancient Christian-majority communities, on 9 June. The attack escalated into assaults on individuals when the settlers impeded locals’ efforts to extinguish the fire. Taybeh residents have reported increasing violence and intimidation in recent months months, and the parish priest of the Latin rite Church of Christ the Redeemer, Fr Bashar Fawadleh, said this latest atta