By: Michael Crooks Threats of blackouts, energy prices soaring, and a minister pleading for people not to use their dishwashers – how did we get here?Australia’s east was plunged into an energy crisis last week, with newly minted Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen calling it a...
By: Stephen McAlpine, City Bible Forum Up until 1992 most Westerners would only have been familiar with Sarajevo, a city in what was then Yugoslavia, because it was home to the 1984 Winter Olympics. The Olympics is significant enough, but this was the first time the event was held in a communist...
By: Michael CrooksAttendance at religious services in Australia is back to normal, according to new research. While attendance levels dropped sharply in line with the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, the levels have returned to that of pre-pandemic time.According to Sydney-based NCLS Research, in...
By: McCrindleSuch has been Melbourne’s growth, it was just three years ago its population reached 5 million, two years after Sydney hit the milestone, yet it will close out this decade at 6 million, getting there ahead of Sydney. In 2027, when Melbourne overtakes Sydney to be our largest...
By: Laura BennettWhen newly crowned Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott received his award, it wasn’t only a moment that recognised his extraordinary achievements on the tennis court, but it brought to the forefront a community that often exists in the Australian shadows – those living...
By: Michael CrooksIt’s National Reconciliation Week and two Australians want to change the way we think about unifying the country.Whenever she talks about reconciliation, the most common question Indigenous Australian “Aunty” Munya Andrews is asked is, “How can I...
By: McCrindleAlthough 2020 presented unforeseen challenges, it saw Australians come together to show the mateship we are known for. In this ‘lucky country’, three in five Australians (59%) believe that over the next three years, Australia will become more united.This is in stark...
By: Michael CrooksIf you need an excuse to take a holiday, how does a half-price airline fare sound?Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $1.2 billion tourism support package, which includes subsidising half the cost of airline tickets to Australian tourist hotspots.“This is our...
By: McCrindleDespite the challenges presented in 2020, 85% of Australians say that they are happy when they think about their life overall. Two in five Australians (41%) believe they are happier than the average Australian, with a further 40% believing they are equally as happy as the average...
By: Michael CrooksAn alliance of Christian community organisations has pledged to help those most in need in a post-COVID world.On 22nd February the group of organisations released a joint letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.The letter vows a commitment to working with government,...
By: Laura BennettThe relationship between Australia’s First Nations people, and those that settled here, is a complex one. At times it’s involved hardship and trauma, and also hope and possibility.Starring Simon Baker (The Mentalist, Breath) and newcomer Jacob Junior...
By: Amy ChengThe things that happened to the Stolen Generation are more horrific than one could imagine, according to a survivor of the Stolen Generation.Aunty Isabel Reid is the oldest living survivor of those who were forcibly removed from their families, under the NSW Aborigines Protection Act...