A manifesto for transforming democracy

DURING RECENT ELECTIONS, whether in Australia, the US or the UK, very few political parties have offered a substantial policy platform, let alone a broader vision of what they want to achieve in power. Admittedly there are some differences in how this plays out across...

How does post-election Australia fare?

THERE HAS BEEN a good deal of concern over the past decade about the vulnerability of democracies to populist and authoritarian movements. Both the US and the UK come to mind here. The results of the Australian federal election earlier this year offers a different...

Community engagement and the unwinding of Christendom

THE EARLY CHURCH’S TEACHING on charity, David Bentley Hart reminds us, “raised the care of widows, orphans, the sick, the imprisoned, and the poor to the level of the highest religious obligation.” The duties of the bishop in the third century included taking...