The David Hicks guilty plea can easily be understood: He was brutally tortured to make his confession. The American government is the source of all…
There was an interesting piece in today’s papers, just a very brief item. It was about a poor chap in northern Vietnam who had become…
Several recent events surely spell the end of the Australian Democrats. Three in particular come to mind: their electoral decline of the last few years;…
Touchy, touchy. That is the immediate reaction one gets to the latest comments by Family Court Chief Justice Alistair Nicholson. Speaking in Brisbane on Wednesday, Justice Nicholson…
We live in an age that is hesitant about, or indifferent to, the use of reason, study, mental discipline and religious education. Truth is under…
Suicide is a major problem in the Western world. This paper has a very limited focus however. It will not look at such issues as…
In the war against terror it is always worth remembering what is at stake. Why is the free West engaged in this struggle, and just…
Once upon a time a person could buy a newspaper and be fairly confident that the news covered therein was more or less reliable, factual…
New Custom Publishing, 2005. Andrew Bolt is arguably the nation’s foremost conservative columnist. While there are others around, in many ways he stands out. He…
A new government paper on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) is a great example of how taxpayers are being fleeced while activist agendas are being pursued.…
There are many problems with vilification legislation, especially when applied to religion. I have documented ten such problems in my paper, The Problem with Vilification…
Times Books, 2004. This is the most compelling book so far to make the case for same-sex marriage (SSM). However, as a defense of gay…
In the culture wars, fair fights are hard to come by. Sometimes the odds are so stacked against you, that you hardly feel like wading…
In late November the Sexpo experience again came to the city of Melbourne. The four day exhibition is put on by the porn industry. It…
Three guesses as to who said the following: “Even in purely nonreligious terms, homosexuality represents a misuse of the sexual faculty and, in the words…
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), which was established as part of the Family Law Act 1975, began operations in 1980. It was meant,…
The Christian Institute, 2002. The demands of the homosexual lobby never seem to diminish, and their determined war of attrition is paying off handsomely. One…
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…
John Garratt Publishing, 2001. Two out of ten. If you want a quick scorecard approach to how the authors in this book line up on…
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has just released its report, Article 18: Freedom of Religion and Belief. The report is the result of…