Not just like us: Bali, budgies and bad beliefs

Borobudur temple outside Jogjakarta Friday Forum Your views on the news DAVID SOUTHWELL The recent ruckus over the ‘Budgie Nine’ is a reminder that however globalised the world might sometimes seem, cultural assumptions

Rev runs for refugees

While most Uniting Church ministers spend their Sunday mornings preparing to lead a worship service, on Sunday 16 October Rev Nigel Hanscamp will be preparing to line up with more than 30,000 runners to complete the Melb

Share benefactor celebrates 102nd birthday

Florence Barber has seen much throughout her 102 years. She lived through two World Wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and experienced the dawn of the internet.

Hope and healing in South Sudan

Rev Michael Oban Obat is determined to rebuild South Sudan following a bloody civil war that left tens of thousands of casualties and displaced more than a million people.

Resilience in the rain

Image by Veronica Bradley Nestled on the banks of the Avoca River, the regional town of Charlton in Victoria’s north-west was one of the communities affected by last week’s floods.

Belated blessing

Clare Maynard, Bridie Maynard, Abigail Maynard and Prof Kate Warner In the 65 years from 1788 in Australia, 25,655 women were transported from Britain and Ireland as convicts.