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A new Vatican document challenges wealthy Catholics to move beyond charity toward justice, solidarity and real encounters ...

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The latest UN climate summit avoided even naming fossil fuels, while mounting evidence shows climate damage accelerating – ...

The contractor behind renovation work at the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades had previously breached safety ...

Sean Kelly’s Quarterly Essay The Good Fight asks a harder question than whether Labor is governing competently – it asks ...

New research suggests Gaza’s death toll may be far higher than widely reported, with devastating implications for life ...

Recent safety failures have triggered tighter regulation in early childhood education and care. But compliance alone cannot ...

After years of delay, Australia will reform its broken environment laws. The deal brings real improvements, but key risks ...

A new report shows Indigenous businesses are major employers, highly competitive, and delivering strong outcomes – often ...

The visit of China’s third-ranking leader should have prompted serious discussion about diplomacy and economic relations.