An Obadiah Slope column Offended: Section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act, which offers a low bar to establishing a case of discrimination. 18c “makes it unlawful to do an act in public if: the act is reasonably likely to… Continue Reading
OPINION Simchat Torah, which is the Jewish calendar anniversary of the October 7 massacre by Hamas of 1200 Jews and others, two years ago, will begin at nightfall on October 14. By then the 48 hostages held by Hamas might… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Yes, Charlie Kirk’s assassin can be forgiven. The Gospel trumpets that no rebellion against God or rejection of His authority over us is beyond the reach of God’s grace through Jesus’ death. Not even murder. Paul (once a persecutor… Continue Reading
My family arrived in Australia from Britain in April 1961, but it wasn’t without a fight. It could have been the photos of the two youngest (my twin and I), or maybe there was a meeting with my parents at… Continue Reading
Myka Sanders, a teacher at Sacred Heart College, a Catholic school in Oakleigh, Melbourne identifies as non-binary. They want the school to use their they/them pronouns and the gender neutral title Mx ( pronounced “mix” or “mucks”) for their title. Melbourne… Continue Reading
Christians should carefully pick which social issues to fight, Patrick Parkinson, the former Dean of Law at the University of Queensland, told Freedom for Faith’s “Freedom 25” conference. Speaking as a campaigner for religious freedom, Parkinson told the gathering that… Continue Reading
The gambling industry has deep pockets and political power. But a bold call to churches to unite in prayer from Wesley Mission Sydney’s Superintendent, Stu Cameron, is a call to a much higher power. The call is for prayer on… Continue Reading
The most important speech was by someone we’ve never heard of. First, Charlie Kirk’s pastor, Rob McCoy, spoke “Thank you for coming out to honour Charlie Kirk. God bless all of you and all of you tuning in online around… Continue Reading
Anglicare Sydney plans to quadruple their housing stock to serve disadvantaged members of the community, increasing their holdings from 1,000 to 4,000 units within a decade. Their new Group Executive – Housing, Rob Stokes, a former Cabinet minister in the… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Gold star award: John Steenhof, the lawyer who heads the Human Rights Law Alliance, a body fairly described as conservative, which defends the human rights of Christians in legal trouble – Jereth Kok, whose medical licence… Continue Reading