Tag: politics

Pope Leo’s speech to the Spanish parliament was a master class in politics, writes Michael Cook.

In an age of deepening political division, partisan politics thrives on pride and fear, eroding both truth and the common good. A faith-informed perspective suggests that genuine dialogue is not only a political necessity but a path toward redemption, writes Fr Peter Kwak.

Nationals leader Matt Canavan says government should help Australians regain “carefree Sunday afternoons” amid rising cost-of-living pressures. He has linked family policy, faith and economic reform in his vision for the country, in this interview with The Catholic Leader.

Australia’s social media ban came into effect just in time for the nation’s under-16s to find something to do this summer other than scrolling on their phones.

Catholic bishops and public officials are calling for prayer following the apparent assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot 10 September during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

NSW Senator Deborah O’Neill has honoured the late Pope Francis in her first speech in parliament after the 3 May federal election.

Catholic Schools NSW CEO Dallas McInerney has hit out at NSW Education Secretary Murat Dizdar at the Catholic Schools NSW Education Law Symposium 2025.

Both Albanese and Vance opted for a secularised approach that sacrificed personal conviction for political safety, separating their public personas from their personal beliefs, and in the process opened themselves up to charges of insincerity and political calculus, writes Tony Newman.

A report tabled in NSW Parliament last week found that between 1990-2015, half of Australia’s birthing services closed, that many more are on the brink of closure, and that the problem is particularly profound in rural and regional NSW. But when Labor and Greens MPs stood up in parliament last week to talk about ensuring access to “reproductive health care” in the regions, they were only talking about abortion. To paraphrase Orwell, some reproductive health care is more equal than others.

Cardinal Mykola Bychok told thousands gathered for the Day of the Unborn Child that the Jubilee Year of Hope is a time “to proclaim boldly that every life is precious, and that God's mercy is greater than any darkness we face.”

How is it that our politicians were so outraged by a video of a social media influencer separating a baby wombat from its mother but have nothing to say about the four children that come to Australia each week after being separated from their surrogate mothers overseas, asks Monica Doumit.

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics,” wrote Mark Twain. This is something we need to be aware of particularly in debates around immigration, writes Monica Doumit.