Liberals & Abortion: Crawling forward & leaping backwards
I’m the first to admit that I’m not the greatest fan of the Liberal Party. But I’m also happy to acknowledge when they get it right. And over the weekend, the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party got it right. At the State Council, members voted to repeal provisions of the Victorian abortion laws that prevent doctors from exercising their conscience. These anti-choice laws were put in by the Labor party in its dying days of...
When news is not news
Did you hear about the survey conducted this week that found only 16 per cent of Australians think that Islam makes our nation a better place? Neither did I. That’s because the media is just not interested in covering any stories that highlight exactly how concerned Australians are about the rise of Islam in this country. But the survey is in and it is very clear. Over 70 per of Australians disagree with the politically correct mantra...
Gaying the Army
It’s embarrassing. It’s divisive. It’s a disgrace. And it’s a complete waste of your tax dollars. The Department of Defence has today shown exactly how hypocritical it is. On the one hand it’s complaining that it doesn’t get its hands on enough of the taxpayer dollar. And on the other, it’s producing rainbow-encrusted cuff-links for homosexual soldiers. And they are issued free of charge, even though they are not part of any uniform...
The Governor-General, the media and general stupidity
I would like to thank the Governor-General for making it abundantly clear that she is unfit for her role. She did it in grand style over the weekend, throwing her support behind two failed causes that those she governs have rejected demonstrably at the ballot box: the destruction of marriage and the destruction of our constitutional monarchy. The Governor-General informed us via the ABC (no surprises there) that she hoped Australia...
Abbott: ticking the controversial boxes early
Today, Online Opinion has published a piece I have written regarding the Abbott government’s early approach to controversial issues. In a nutshell, the new Prime Minister is doing as much as he needs to do, not as much as he should do. In the absence of any credible political threat on the right, all the Liberal & National parties need to do to keep faith with conservative voters is be less ‘progressive’ than...
