The Religion and Ethics Report

After the terror attack by Hamas, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he will eliminate Hamas, and remake the Middle East. But how, and what will that look like?

Oxford scholar Maryam Aslany calls Iran a neo-colonialist regime exporting its unique brand of harsh Shia Islam to the region. And she says the recent UN speech by Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi reveals the bigger plan. 

As the war between Hamas and Israel ignited on the weekend, Pope Francis was leading over 400 delegates in his landmark synod to reshape power within the Catholic church. But it's not just the war that has overshadowed the synod.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine drags on, an agitated Vladimir Putin appears to be resorting to anti-Semitism as part of his propaganda campaign.

Mobs in Pakistan have been using the country’s strict blasphemy laws to justify acts of violence in churches and homes. But fellow Muslims are also targeted, and the alleged blasphemy is often a cover for other motives.

In an Australian first, Notre Dame University has introduced a compulsory unit for its business students, dealing with the increasing risk of modern slavery.

Next month's Vatican summit has the dullest of names – the Synod on Synodality – but it could lead the biggest shake-up of power in the church for centuries. What should we expect from this huge gathering?

Thousands of Armenians are fleeing the enclave of Nagorno Karabakh after troops from Azerbaijan sealed control of the territory. How vulnerable is the situation of those who remain in Nagorno-Karabakh?

Since the end of World War II, liberalism or a variation of the theme, has been the dominant political system of western developed countries. But is liberalism always the natural partner of democracy? And does liberalism today have an elitist tinge?

Despite multiple scandals, politicians – Liberal and Labor – speak reverently about corporate bosses. But, according to the latest ethics index, Australians aren't buying it.