The Transit Lounge

Lin Hatfield Dodds

The good old Aussie fair go has slowly but surely been eroded as our nation has become ever more divided between the haves and have-nots. Social inclusion is a society in which everyone has access to the means and opportunities to participate in, contribute to, and be valued by their community..

Kim Ball & Alison Atkinson-Phillips

Charity groups around Australia are concerned about the effect the economic downturn may have on people’s generosity this Christmas.  But it’s not all bad news.

Penelope Monger 

There is a stark and disturbing difference between the life expectancy of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have a life expectancy some 17 years less than other Australians. It is this difference that instigated the Close the Gap campaign.

Nicole Reardon

Australia is widely considered a multicultural country. Indeed, the 2006 Census showed that more than one in five Australians was born overseas. However, last month the University of Western Sydney released a study, Challenging Racism: the Anti-Racism Research Project, which found one in ten Australians has racist views.

Rev Dr L Lee Levett-Olson

Ecotheology recognises that creation is not at our disposal. We are not free to abuse it, wound it or discard it. As guests by God’s invitation, we have an honoured place, but we share that place with every other living creature.