What is the difference, if any, between biblical Israel and modern Israel? Is modern Israel the heir of the promises and covenant God made with ancient Israel? Chad Bird answers these questions in his latest for 1517: 1517.org/articles/moder…

While this (in)famous 1821 fistfight may have made reporter Hazlitt's career, it wrecked both fighters. From Neate family history research, I doubt whether the #BristolBull went into pugilistics as a first choice. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/sport/martial-… via Martin Mckenzie-Murray The Saturday Paper

Destroying our sovereignty to save it Every accusation leveled at China by our pro-America defence establishment applies far more accurately to the United States -- especially its undermining of other countries' sovereignty crikey.com.au/2025/07/14/don…

This is the bloke our Australian media and the Federal Opposition are so determined our PM is failing in not getting an audience with. Really, apart from the photo op, what would be gained?

A genocide is not a "mistake". Providing the weapons to commit this genocide is not a "mistake". The US is directly complicit in this evil.

"In this man-made famine, Palestinians are starving to death amid the deafening silence of the world, while tonnes of food are going to waste on the Egyptian side of the border while awaiting permission to enter Gaza." — #AJOpinion by Moncef Khane ⤵️ aje.io/6b32ro

Children CHILDREN are starved to death in Gaza!

Our kids, young Australians, and every future generation will thank us for the climate targets we set today - if we get them right. A stronger 2035 climate target = a safer future for us all 🧡 #StrongerTargetSaferFuture #ClimateTargets2035

Over 10,000 Australians are calling on Macquarie Group to stop funding what could be the biggest fracking development in the country, the Beetaloo Basin. Macquarie's AGM is on today, so we've got a full page in the Financial Review. RT and sign the letter! ✍️ marketforces.org.au/beetaloo

Sunny winter's day in Ballarat, so the flower buds on the claret ash are opened, and the tree is abuzz with honeybees.

Thanks Dr Sally Larsen for this on #NAPLAN. I've monitored yr 9s sitting NAPLAN. Some with poor results will have chosen on the day to underperform. A supervising teacher can do nothing to change the outcome (nor, at that point, can a parent). #JustOneTest theconversation.com/naplan-is-just…

Yep, only way we can stop the madness of a government owned by the corporations, it seems, is to boycott the products their madness supports. Murray Watt and the salmon industry thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2025/08/16/mur… via The Saturday Paper

Hey Duolingo, what's the story? You seem to have shut my wife out of her *paid* access to the app. While generously leaving me in. I can't see any way of contacting you via the app, so here's a start.

Last week on Life & Faith, one of Australia’s leading political journalists, Peter Hartcher AO reflected on four decades in the media, the pressures of reporting on a perilous world, and why faith keeps him grounded in hope. 🎧 Catch the full episode now: bit.ly/41ftmzV

Migrants to Australia have displayed an inability to assimilate with local values and refuse to speak anything but their native tongue, a study covering the last 237 years has found. Read the full story: theshovel.com.au/2023/01/26/mig…

Thanks Climate Council for telling us the story of Beau's vision and his mate's willingness to provide the land for this planting. An inspiration to all Landcare Victoria volunteers across Victoria.

Once again, Glen Scrivener and his colleagues cover the modern world and the challenge of seeing it from a Christian perspective so well. Thank you Speak Life youtu.be/2KCtvcnMrIc?si…