Nicole Reardon
"Drought" is a term that most Australians are used to. For people living in one of Australia’s sprawling suburbs, it means their front lawns look less green and their showers are slightly shorter. For people living in rural Australia, the effects of our water shortage have been more devastating.

Yorgum Aboriginal Family Counselling Service is one of the 15 “Success Stories in Indigenous Health” showcased in the recent publication by Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR). Like other service providers across Australia, Yorgum effects acts of reconciliation on a daily basis.
It’s a fascinating concept — a dispersed community made up of people from across Australia who belong to different Christian traditions and local churches. The Wellspring Community is just that: an Australian ecumenical Christian community without a geographical base.
Living on the streets is known as primary homelessness, but there are less visible forms of homelessness: moving between friends or family, refuges or hostels, or living in boarding houses with shared amenities and no lease on a long-term basis. Meera Atkinson investigates.
One very significant component of the progress towards a culture of peace has been the interfaith dialogue movement, which seeks to promote understanding, respect and reconciliation among diverse faiths within and across nations.
Social dialogue around breeding is touchy.
How can a country be Christian? What do we mean by "Christian" when we make that claim. Chris Budden and Fred Nile put forward opposing arguments to those questions.
