Public life in Canberra has not looked this bad in a very long time.

For nearly 10 years, the so-called ‘James Ossuary’ has been one of archaeology's most controversial artefacts.

News that James Packer is pushing for a new casino and six-star hotel at Barangaroo met a mixed response.

Our national leaders have been dispiriting and excruciating to watch. But now that the leadership question is settled what does it all mean?

Changing the Australian Constitution is very difficult. As a result, constitutional change is not lightly entertained by any government.

Scenes of the PM and Opposition Leader being bustled out of a Canberra function recently bode ill for a more civilised political year.

The year’s final parliamentary sitting week in Canberra always yields surprises - this year was up with the best.

Financial shudderings of global stock markets in recent weeks are a stark reminder that the problems of the GFC are far from resolved.

There is always a sense of relief in my household when the clock ticks past 5pm on Christmas Eve. By that time, the retail frenzy of Christmas is over. That

Churches have had a lot of bad press in their relations with Aboriginal people in the past, but things have changed and many Aboriginal Christians are working hard to proclaim Christ in their communities and help bring a degree of order to life in remote Australia.

For most of us, the thought of two days talking about tax is sleep-inducing.

Unsurprisingly, the Federal Government's Malaysian solution has ended up in court. Many questions have been raised over Malaysia's capacity to deal rightly with returned refugees.

After a failed attempt at legislation, the loss of a leader, a knife edge election and a broken promise, voters now have a carbon tax package ready for the parliament's assent.

The Anglican Church in the NT ministers under difficult conditions, with a faithful band of Aboriginal people seeking to make Christ known to the locals.

Confusion about the different guidelines of Chaplaincy and Religion classes is not helping public discussion of either issue.