24 December 2022
‘Away with the Manger’: Christmas Hijacked By Politics
This article was originally published in The Spectator Australia on or about 24 December 2022 and was written by the author in her capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. Away with the manger; no wisemen from afar; the little Lord Jesus; replaced by
18 February 2022
More To Be Done To Protect People Of Faith
In the same way former Attorney- General George Brandis caused freedom of speech to be redefined as “the right to be a bigot”, so too has the Prime Minister derailed his religious freedom agenda by allowing it to be rebranded “the right to discriminate”. Even if the Morrison government had not withdrawn its religious antidiscrimination legislation from parliament altogether last
11 February 2022
Parents Pushing Back Against Curriculum Flaws
All the critics of the radical new National Curriculum being foisted upon this country by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) have been proven right. Among them numbered this newspaper, which drew readers’ attention to many of the profound problems with the curriculum. Instead of making an official announcement about changes to the draft curriculum, last week ACARA
13 February 2021
Andrews Vs The Christians
As long as the federal government is awarding Australia Day honours on the basis of individual sporting prowess then Australian legend Margaret Court deserves our highest award. And her public expressions of Christian beliefs should not be a disqualifying factor—no matter what Australia’s most anti-religious premier has to say about it. Perhaps Court should have been given an honour for
20 November 2017
The West’s Unstoppable March Toward ‘Yes’
The outcome of the same-sex marriage poll is probably one of the least surprising things to have happened this year. It is simply the logical culmination of two streams, which neatly came together last Wednesday at 10.00 am, when the Bureau of Statistics’ chief statistician announced the results in front of a sea of rainbow flags, and balloons spelling out
