Air Force chaplaincy is continuing to grow, as an increasing number of chaplains cater to the emotional and spiritual needs of men and women serving Australia in difficult jobs – often in far-flung locations.

Archbishop Glenn Davies says he accepts the outcome of the postal plebiscite delivered this morning but warns there must be freedom of speech, conscience and belief for Christians and others who disagree.

We all know when a Christian song is good - we love it, can’t stop singing it.

It may not have been the most significant decision made by John Howard but, after 10 years, the public school chaplaincy program he introduced still makes a difference in the lives of 2000 students each week.

Sharpen the HB pencils. Restock the First Aid cabinet. The clipboard may be coming back.

What’s more scientific than a calculator, more colourful than fireworks, and able to teach the Bible to a room full of children in a single morning?

500 years later, a document nailed to a church door still captures the imagination.

Archbishop Glenn Davies has told a national television audience that he and other church leaders would recognise same-sex marriage as law if the postal survey voted for it, but they would continue to uphold God’s design for marriage.