Overview The trend of young people travelling from Australia and other western nations to fight in conflict zones in Syria and Iraq is causing a great deal of concern for our politicians, policy makers and society at large. However, this phenomenon is not a new one, nor is it solely linked to Islamic countries. Westerners...

An argument often used by religious groups against legalising same-sex marriage is that it will have a negative impact on children's wellbeing.

This report released by Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia finds that postcode is a good predictor of disadvantage.

If corruption does not exist in Australia's federal sector, it would make Canberra the only corruption-free place in the world, Geoffrey Watson argues. In this lecture, the former ICAC counsel calls for the creation of a strong and independent federal anti-corruption commission. • As a community we have entered a social compact under which we...

Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm claims the low frequency sound of wind farms "cause adverse health impacts".