Where statue and statute collide

A SMALL statue of a woman sitting in a chair outside Ashfield Uniting Church in Sydney’s inner west has become the latest flashpoint in the debate over the 18C section of the federal Racial Discrimination Act.

Scots School students ready to face the world  

On Monday, students throughout Victoria received their ATAR scores. One of these students was Saad Al-Kassab, a Syrian refugee who only started learning English two years ago after his family was resettled in Australia.

Advent stories of joy: New wave of refugees

For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.