My mother taught me that it is OK to tell a white lie' were the words of our Education Minister, Verity Firth, as she struggled to justify the Ethics class trials.

A particular criticism of Christians keeps popping up time and again in the media. How should we answer it?

What has annoyed me most about this debate is the unwillingness of anyone to untangle the somewhat contradictory agendas of the groups pushing the ethics classes.

Many Australian Christians see Islam as a threat to their way of life and instead of reaching out to Muslims they withdraw from them.

How can you help your teenager navigate the intensely exciting and often murky waters of peer relationships.

I fear that in our day clergy visiting congregation members has been lost. And there are many reasons it should be rediscovered...

What is particularly gratifying about When You Reach Me is its break from the egocentric plastic lifestyle that is usually central to teen fare.

Learn a lesson from Julia Gillard and the MySchool website. Please beware when drawing conclusions from website analytics