Australian Parliaments Abrogate Their First Duty as Governments
Written by Fr John Fleming
The first and principal duty of government is to protect the nation's citizenry. Political philosophers back as far as Thomas Hobbes have understood this. When governments embrace the culture of death, epitomised by abortion and euthanasia, they abrogate their most basic responsibility. Worse, they abandon the most vulnerable in society. No amount of post-modernist sophistry will ever change this.
Toxic masculinity? Try toxic culture. The revolution of the 1960s has taken us all to some depraved and degrading places. As we are currently reminded by very, very unedifying events. Yet people are talking about the wrong problem.
The universities of Australia are now lonely places. Crushed by Lockdowns, and suffering from myriad assaults that go back much further. Part One of this two part article examines the collapse of standards and the transformation of Australian universities into corporations where students are now seen as "customers". Part Two will examine the ideological campus.
Why Christian Porter May Lose His Defamation Case
Written by Augusto Zimmermann
The Christian Porter defamation case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is all over the media. While some legal pundits are confident Porter will prevail against chief Cardinal Pell accuser Louise Milligan, others are not so sure. The John Fleming case may portend an unfortunate legal precedent. This article appeared originally in The Epoch Times.
The Covid vaccines have been hailed as the world's route out of lockdown and associated measures. Not so fast, as we now are coming to realise. The inept Morrison Government should be held to far higher standards of accountability for our Covid mess and for all of the vaccine lies the Government has told or allowed.
Expanding the Killing Fields to South Australia
Written by Fr John Fleming
A wave of anti-life legislation has been sweeping across the states and territories of Australia. South Australia, fresh from its political assault on the unborn, and perhaps further emboldened by it, is now setting its sights, again, on the frail aged. Based on dodgy poll findings. As is now the norm, the Liberal Party cannot be relied upon to protect life.
The MeToo brigade were, sadly, not done with the vicious pursuit of Cardinal Pell. A year on, they are back for another Christian. Guilt by accusation, admittedly dished out with ideological selectivity, is in season again. Destroy. Destroy. Destroy. A version of this article appeared in The Spectator Australia of 13 March 2021.
