In the minds of many, there are no more scarier words than these: “Hi, we’re from the government and we’re here to help you”. Patronising…
Not all atheists are civil libertarians, and not all libertarians are atheists. But much like salt and pepper, more often than not they go together.…
A poster which has recently been displayed outside of some Australian churches has caused a fair bit of controversy. The large outdoor posters feature the…
Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) often get a bad rap, and they are usually seen as a source of exploitation and oppression. This mindset goes back at…
If I or others like me warn about the rising tide of AIDS in Australia, or speak about the need to challenge the behaviour that…
The G20 Summit in Melbourne is now history, as is the Australian tour of U2. Both tried to grapple with the issue of world poverty.…
It is hard to know what is really going on in Iraq. Much of the media gives us a fairly slanted view, highlighting the carnage…
There is a lot of confused thinking about the concept of separation of church and state in particular, and the role of faith in public…
The recent declaration by Labor MP and aspiring leader/PM Kevin Rudd that the left side of politics needs to capture the Christian vote, and that…
On Friday night Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott delivered an incisive talk on Islam and the war on terror. An edited version of the talk…
The embryo stem cell (ESC) hype continues to bubble along, with a seeming avalanche of support from the media and many of our ruling elites.…
Sometimes you read something that really gets your juices flowing. An article in yesterday’s Sunday Herald Sun is a case in point. The author made…
Basic Books, 2004. All over the world birthrates are falling. This may be most evident in the Western world, but falling fertility rates are found…
My booklet is biased A new tax-payer funded booklet, My Friend is Gay, is yet another attempt to confuse young people while promoting the homosexual…
Since a number of Australian states are currently looking at granting special rights to homosexuals, including adoption rights, and given some recent overseas victories for…
Metropolitan Books, 2001. Motherhood is the most under-valued job in the Western world today, argues economics journalist Ann Crittenden. While everyone may give lip service…
Very early this year the Federal Government announced a proposal to spend $39 million on job training skills for stay-at-home parents – mostly middle-aged mothers…
Mothers may be nearing extinction. Not only is motherhood ridiculed in popular culture, and often ignored by our politicians, but mothers themselves are becoming more…
The family is the first and most important institution created by God. It precedes the state and all other divinely ordained institutions. Because of its…
Norton, 2002. In this volume Middle East expert Daniel Pipes looks at the changing world since September 11. While some of the essays here were…