On August 10 Fr Frank Brennan published an article entitled, “Why a conscientious Christian could vote for the Greens”. It has since appeared in various…
Both the Labor Party and the Greens are seeking to win Christian votes by claiming to be the real deal in the faith stakes. Julia…
Another day, another bizarre proposal from our activist sexperts. These guys are on a crusade to sexualise our kids whether we like it or not.…
In a fallen world there is no perfect political party, no perfect political candidate, and no perfect political policy. Indeed, we must always keep in…
There are plenty of odd political parties which have sprung up recently, all seeking to make some inroads in the next Federal election. All sorts…
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…
I have written previously about Green policies and the dangers they pose. This becomes even more pronounced now that they have struck a deal with…
Ideas have consequences and bad ideas have bad consequences. Unfortunately in the secular West, the rejection of God – which was meant to bring freedom…
Life is complex, but it becomes even more complex when God is thrown into the mix. At the best of times, the old theological conundrum…
Plenty of people have become quite cynical about politics in general and the Labor Party in particular after a small cabal of political assassins deposed…
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…
George Orwell once said, “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” Quite so. It has always been a…
It is perfectly predictable: have a politician from the conservative side of politics make a quite sensible remark about family issues, and the secular left…
When I first settled in Australia some twenty years ago, I wrote a major article on the Left in Australia. I spent a month or…
(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.…
The issue of Muslims living in Australia is part of a bigger, broader debate about such things as multiculturalism, immigration, Australian values, the war on…
It is early days yet for the new Rudd government, but already we have been given some pretty good indications as to where and how…
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…
The new leader of Federal Labor, Kevin Rudd, is seeking to take his party in new directions, while holding on to older core values. Such…