OPINION Ross Clifford I personally have come to the conclusion that the Tasmanian proposed Act is a no vote. The one amendment that would reverse that is the removal of all religious/spiritual practices and the Act purely referring to medical/secular… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall The Final CUT Lights up. A woman lies on a gurney. She is fifty years old. Thirty-one years earlier she murdered another young woman. She has spent more than three decades on death row, much of it in… Continue Reading
OPINION LANGUAGE WARNING Comments by Professor Joanna Howe and her husband, Jack Howe, about the consent programs in schools led by Chantal Contos’ campaigning against abuse of girls by male students have led to a lot of media commentary and… Continue Reading
Are Catholics warned off converting? Some online sources think so. This image is from Catholic Corner, a Facebook page that reports “The Vatican has released “A Journey of Hope,” a new document on interreligious dialogue marking 60 years since Nostra… Continue Reading
Anglicans around the world are sometimes surprisingly English. They exhibit real skill in not saying ‘no’ outright, but are good at burying or smoothing over rejection of an awkward proposal, smothering things in politeness. There have been two excellent specimens… Continue Reading
A bill to ban abortions after 25 weeks, except when necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of serious fetal abnormalities, passed the SA Legislative Council 10 votes to 9, but lost in the SA lower… Continue Reading
OPINION David Andrew Robertson The video footage was horrific – a man telling a police officer who was in the process of arresting him that he could not breathe. The killing of George Floyd in 2020 sparked the biggest protests… Continue Reading
OPINION At first sight, campaigning around male and female toilets, and the issue of sex selection abortions are rallying points for social conservatives. But both campaigns will generate noise, but will have little practical effect even if successful. Maybe making… Continue Reading
What’s a bit of sarcasm between friends? A good atheist friend has sent me this solid sledge of America’s conservative Christians. How much should I say “Ouch?” Let’s find out. The satire comes from “Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian,” and… Continue Reading
I’d like to think that Australians have learned from Adam Goodes, that booing indigenous Australians is disgraceful. Maybe that’s too optimistic. What appears to be an organised attempt to have people boo the Welcome to Country or acknowledgement of Country… Continue Reading