To close the year for Eureka Street, the editorial team are taking a step back to reflect on the character of 2024. What did ...

Is there an enlightening, non-church analogy for the synod? Is it akin to a legislative session of parliament, the annual ...

The saying in American politics that ‘All politics is local’, which is associated with, though was not invented by, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O’Neill, has wider ...

This has been an interesting year for books, a mostly boring and predictable one for TV and a C-minus grade for ...

What is reality and why can’t we bear much of it? In the past, I’ve written about the phenomenon of ‘reality’ shows; I’ve even been on one (Everyone’s A Critic) and although it was more honest than ...

The firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne rightly drew condemnation and shock from Australians of every level. Although the circumstances and the mindset of those who destroyed the ...

In the 17th century, Eton College boys faced a peculiar mandate: every morning, over breakfast, they were compelled to smoke a pipe of tobacco. This was a supposed safeguard, with tobacco smoke ...

We need no reminding of the depth of the division that exists in our Australian community. It's there every time we go online, turn on the TV, open the newspaper. Our politics is focused on ...

Jordan Peterson, We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine, Penguin/Random House, 544 pages $39 99. Jordan Peterson is a funny customer, and we’re inclined to think we know more about him ...

Two of the dearest neighbours my family has ever had were elderly widowers. Byron shared a fence with us, Mario lived opposite. Both were eager gardeners, both loved our kids, both showered us with ...

Let’s say you found yourself broke and had nothing to tide you over for the next few week. If you were in desperate need of 200 dollars, today, do you have a friend you could call who would give it to ...

Generation Z and Alpha, growing up in a digital world, face unique challenges. Since 2015, smartphones and social media have dramatically changed childhood, replacing face-to-face interactions and ...