The big 300-ton hinge bearings that allow the Sydney Harbour Bridge’s arch to function came from Darlington in the north of England. And the town was also one end of the first public railway, the Stockton and Darlington railway. But… Continue Reading
Kirralie Smith ‘I was sincerely shocked and dismayed by John Sandeman’s article about me on his website The Other Cheek. Touting an outing: my difficulty with Kirralie Smith – THE OTHER CHEEK I had never heard of him before a… Continue Reading
The number of young people in the US who identify as transgender or non-binary has greatly reduced, according to a well-regarded annual survey. Jean M Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who runs the Generation Tech substack,… Continue Reading
OPINION: Is it possible to be gender critical but also critical of Kirralie Smith, a campaigner who seeks to defend women’s rights against the transgender rights campaigners? That’s the stance this site takes. It is not the first time that… Continue Reading
Kirralie Smith, spokesperson for anti-trans group Binary Australia has has been ordered to pay $95,000 fine and issue a public apology after the NSW Local Court ruled she unlawfully vilified two transgender people who identify as women. She has said… Continue Reading
Australia has had a problem with the one-sided non-reporting of the lives of people identifying as transgender by many media outlets. In the wake of the BBC crisis over its reporting of Trump’s January 6 speech, Mediawatch examined three reporting… Continue Reading
Two more churches have now formally left the NSW/ACT Baptist Association for not accepting a conservative view of marriage adopted by the Association. A long process of disaffiliation is now complete, and Seaforth Baptist and Avalon Peace Baptist, both in… Continue Reading
Fifty years ago this month, South Australia became the first state in Australia to decriminalise homosexuality, beginning a process that ended in 1977 when Tasmania was forced by a pending High Court challenge to pass a law. Until 1949, the… Continue Reading
Clergy, churchworkers, and any Christian taken before a tribunal when accused of breaching the Conversion Practices Ban Act in NSW have been assured by Archbishop Kanishka Raffel and the Sydney Anglican Synod that they will be supported. “I concluded by… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged With two dramatic actions, the “Religious Right” is suddenly prodding the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its historic 2015 Obergefell decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Such a radical and unpopular switch after only 10 years might seem… Continue Reading