Opinion & Commentary
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Big Brother deters charity
Reforms intended to boost confidence in Australian charities risk turning the charitable sector into just another arm of government. Read More
Faith-based initiatives deserve a place in the public sphere
WHAT'S the most significant threat to religious liberty in the West? Read More
Honesty the best policy for those in government
"HONESTY is the first chapter in the book of wisdom," said Thomas Jefferson. Without honesty there is no trust. Without trust, there is no confidence others will follow the rules. Abuse the virtue of... Read More
Egged on to heed Easter
Chocolate has taken over the Easter message. Read More
Religious freedom must not be taken for granted
The importance of religious belief is both derided and attacked in our public debates. Tony Abbott's Christian faith is often used as a stick with which to poke, if not beat, the Opposition Leader Read More
Does gay marriage prove marriage matters?
Gay couples dragging marriage back into vogue. Read More
Don’t gamble with people’s freedom
New Poker Machine laws are impeding people’s freedom Read More
Greens boycott is anti-Semitic
Recently the Greens have refused to back a motion in the Senate condemning efforts by protesters from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to bar would-be customers from entering... Read More
It's Anglicanism, Jim, but not as we know it
If we think of individual churches as religious firms, then collectively they form a religious market Read More
A confident secularist society would tolerate school religion
A confident secular society, one that trusted in its rationalist public institutions, should have no problem with occasional church-run classes. Read More
Beware pink totalitarianism
Gay marriage dissenters deserve the same respect as advocates Read More
Must Religion be a Threat to Liberty?
The arguments for the unity of freedom and unbelief are common cultural currency. We are told that faith makes us subservient to authority. It makes us unwilling to think for ourselves, so that we become... Read More