A friend of mine used to say, “Only a good script promises a good result.” I can only wonder what he would have made of gems like, “Looks like blunt force brain surgery!”, and “I'm going ahead with this – minimum mercy; maximum sentence” – two of my favourite quotes from television's longest running criminal drama, Law & Order. Snappy scripts filled with lines like these have been the bedrock beneath fifteen seasons of Emmy Award winning episodes. Incidentally, they also serve as an excellent summary of the philosophies behind the show's prolonged success.

Evangelical Christians value children and want justice. So why have we put no real pressure on the Australian government over the treatment of asylum seekers in mandatory detention, ask Andrew Cameron and Tracy Gordon.