Two capable and determined contestants. One monumental battle. The competition will be fierce, and the stakes will be high. But there can only be one…
Julia Gillard’s win in the Labor spill means we have our first female Prime Minister. It also means we have our first atheist female Prime…
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…
The weekend by-election held in Victoria resulted in a huge 12 per cent swing away from Labor to the Liberals. The Greens also made some…
There are plenty of reasons why we do not need a Bill of Rights. Indeed, a recent government inquiry on the issue received heaps of…
Where is the Australian Liberal Party at the moment, and where is it headed? Peter Costello is about to resign, and Malcolm Turnbull may be…
It appears our Prime Minister is at it again, this time driving a female flight attendant to tears. Our PM, who pushed his Christian credentials…
American President Ronald Reagan once famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to…
(Author disclaimer and full disclosure: I am a friend of the subject of this piece, and I was a co-author of the document in question.…
Discussions about global warming are far from over, and there remains no unanimity on the issue. Indeed, given that there is not even a clear…
The Rudd Government speaks incessantly about working families. The recent Federal Budget was all about working families. Government policy is aimed at working families. So…
Democracy is always a precarious thing at the best of times, and the increasing rise in judicial activism is not helping matters much. Throughout the…
People are involved in all sorts of relationships and personal associations. They always have been, and always will be. But the question arises as to…
When Chamberlain visited Hitler, he was full of good intentions, even though he was being pretty naive. He came back from his meeting proclaiming “Peace…
On such a hot potato subject as this, a few preliminary disclaimers. First, it would not be wise for me to presume to tell other…
With the Federal election now well underway, it is time to turn the spotlight on some of the competing visions of the two main political…
In Canberra several hundred Christian leaders had the opportunity to hear and interact with the leaders of the two main political parties. Both Prime Minister…
If someone supports John Howard, then surely he is a racist, right-wing redneck who is completely biased and should be absolutely rejected. Or so argues…
As has already happened in Western Europe and Canada, and some American states, the US as a nation is now on the verge of passing “hate-crime”…
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…