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…
The Victorian Government has recently issued a draft code on reproductive technology, stem cells and embryo research. It has been written by the Stem Cell…
Ignatius Press, 2002. This is not the first book the well-known and prolific American philosopher has written on the subject of abortion. In 1983 he…
In the March 29 Melbourne Age there appeared an article by Peter Singer entitled “Why we should ignore the Catholic Church on stem cells”. In…
The battle over motherhood continues unabated, with a recent controversy re-igniting a long standing debate. In the one corner are those who feel that government…
In any number of social causes, extremism often enters the debate, with the result that truth and common sense get trampled on along the way.…
In late February one of Australia’s greatest pro-family and pro-faith warriors went home to be with the Lord. B.A. Santamaria died at the age of…
The Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee has released its “Inquiry into Sexuality Discrimination” report. This report follows from a number of oral and written…
At the moment the state of Victoria has relatively strong laws against drug possession and use, but various groups are attempting to change this. In…
As one who has grown up in, and been a part of, the counter-culture of the 60’s and 70’s, I want to examine the way…
The West Australian Labor Opposition has called for the establishment of a children’s rights body. Various elements have been proposed, including a children’s advocate, a…
A federal Private Member’s Bill to be introduced soon by the Australian Democrats prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexuality is said to urge that…
The Federal Government’s decision to include homosexual couples in its definition of family makes two things quite clear: it is especially eager to cater to…
Free Press/Macmillan, 1992. The tenet of cultural relativism has been around for quite some time. The cold war version went something like this: Liberal/leftists insisted…
With one quarter of the International Year of the Family already passed, an assessment of how it has thus far progressed seems in order. In…
As the Federal election nears, both major parties are claiming to be the champion of the “battlers”. Of more importance is whether either party will…
The United Nations has declared 1994 to be the International Year of the Family. The UN has said that the main purpose of the Year…
A new proposal to pay parents of young children $50 a week to stay at home is worth exploring. Queensland Labor backbencher, Mr Gary Johns,…
Oxford University Press, 1992. In 1981 Paul Hollander published his very influential Political Pilgrims, a book which chronicled the journeys of Western intellectuals to Marxist…
Wolgemuth & Hyatt, 1991. Carol Everett was responsible for the deaths of 35,000 people. No, she wasn’t a Nazi. Nor was she a KGB agent.…