A brand new survey of what women really want concerning paid maternity leave is most revealing. Contrary to the usual line that basically all women…
Last week opposition leader Tony Abbott unveiled his plan for six-month paid maternity leave. He evidently surprised his own colleagues with this, and had to…
There are two main questions to ask about any paid maternity leave scheme: Who pays for it?, and, How long should it extend for? Perhaps…
Should we institute a scheme of paid maternity leave? I am going to argue neither for the affirmative, nor for the negative. Instead, I will…
The mindless rhetoric of the pro-aborts is really quite bizarre: In my 2015 book on abortion I dealt with a number of common myths and…
Reflections on Ukraine: I offer here some further random thoughts on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. They supplement my views from earlier pieces on this…
Victoria has yet again been subject to another grievous assault by dictatorial thugs: At 2 in the morning a handful of politicians applauded the passing…
Be comforted; human history is something God is in control of: History is going somewhere. For the Christian, we believe God is not aloof or…
History is full of surprises. That includes the big picture as well as the finer details. Nations can come and go. Nations can change. Sure,…
As I said at the end of my article yesterday about the latest terror attack in Melbourne, it is interesting how it always seems to…
Back in 1991 I wrote these words: “No matter how caring and loving, a surrogate care-giver can never replace a mother – or father –…
I am not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but I am convinced that America is basically finished. Not only has it run…
While many adults applaud the new reproductive technologies, many children conceived by these means are far from thrilled with them. Many are left not knowing…
In 2006 Ramesh Ponnuru wrote a book entitled The Party of Death. It was primarily about the US Democratic Party, and the courts and mainstream…
A Victorian bill to decriminalise abortion was recently passed in the Lower House. It must now go to the Upper House for further debate and…
The international feminist movement is an interesting beast. It claims to represent how women think and feel on various issues, yet it seems quite selective…
Not too long ago the West was involved in a life and death struggle against totalitarian communism. The battles were being fought across the globe,…
Spence Publishing, 2002. America, like Australia, is struggling with the related issues of women in the workforce, childcare, maternity leave, and family breakdown. The usual…