Cody Mitchell
Cody is currently pursuing his Master's degree in Medieval and Modern European Studies—focusing on the life, writings, and thought of C. S. Lewis.
In 2021, he graduated as a Vice Chancellor’s Scholar from the University of New England with a Bachelor of Arts in history, ancient history, and politics. The 2019 winner of the James Dolan Memorial Prize in History, Cody's undergraduate essays have been published by West Point Military Academy, Swarthmore College, and Georgia Southern University. In 2021, he studied leadership and civil society at the Lachlan Macquarie Institute.
Cody has graduate-level marketing and digital communications qualifications, and his writing has appeared in The Spectator Australia, The Commonwealth Youth Magazine, The Good Sauce and The Daily Declaration. He is the founder of the History’s Page project and previously served as the media adviser to a federal senator.
Articles by Cody Mitchell:
13 October 2022
3.3 MINS
Bart Barber, the US Southern Baptist Convention president, has been grilled in a recent interview by 60 Minutes host Anderson Cooper. The conversation highlights the increasing dissonance between the Christian worldview and the culture around us. Bart Barber, the recently elected president of the influential [...]
12 October 2022
5 MINS
Dr Aseem Malhotra, a well-known cardiologist and sometimes controversial British public health campaigner, once advocated the COVID-19 vaccine. However, in a recent video, Malhotra appears to have reversed his position on the basis of recent studies. Dr Assem Malhotra is well known in the United [...]
12 October 2022
3 MINS
Revival starts at the level of individual consecration, surrender and spiritual growth. This passage in Ephesians 3 provides some awestriking insights into the process and nature of personal revival. Revival is a very personal thing. It is about new life. It’s about consecrating our lives [...]
6 October 2022
1.6 MINS
The Victorian Electoral Commission has officially confirmed Family First’s registration in time for the November election. Lyle Shelton, the party’s National Director, welcomed the news. In a media release today, the newly re-launched Family First party has announced that it will contest the Victorian state [...]
5 October 2022
3.1 MINS
After just a day on the job, new Essendon Bombers CEO Andrew Thorburn was pressured out of his role because of his unacceptable beliefs. His beliefs have been called not “compatible with leadership”.
4 October 2022
1.5 MINS
Billy Graham is known for preaching to huge crowds all around the world. However, he also had the opportunity to develop personal and pastoral relationships with numerous world leaders, including Queen Elizabeth II. Billy Graham never wanted to be a preacher -- he wanted to [...]
29 September 2022
2.9 MINS
From 1.8 million years of life lost in Australia to almost a trillion dollars of financial costs, the COVID-19 lockdowns over the past three years have cost Australians far more than they have delivered. That’s according to a new research analysis by the Institute of [...]
21 September 2022
6.6 MINS
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service was a beautiful ceremony and a tribute to the United Kingdom’s longest-service monarch. But, more than that, it was a powerful witness to the hope that Her Majesty had in the Lord Jesus Christ. In his first letter, Peter commands [...]
21 September 2022
5.8 MINS
We sometimes look at the life of Billy Graham -- that great evangelist -- and fail to recognise the complexities and opposition that his ministry often encountered. This is particularly true of his early years of ministry. A case in point is Graham’s first crusade [...]
16 September 2022
2.3 MINS
Brave Technologies, a company seen as a privacy-respecting alternative to Big Tech, has recently had its search engine pass 2.5 billion queries. As of last year, the company had over 50 million monthly users. In a recent press release, Brave Technologies announced that its search [...]
13 September 2022
2.7 MINS
If you think the ABC is still essentially unbiased, look at what they’re showing your kids. The ABC’s Behind the News youth program is actively promoting LGBTQ ideology. I sometimes wonder if things really are as bad as I think they are. Maybe culture hasn’t [...]
9 September 2022
1.2 MINS
In light of the recent death of Queen Elizabeth, Australian Indigenous leader James Dargin has paid tribute to her, saying he has great respect for the Queen and urging Indigenous Australians to honour her as a mother and a grandmother. See my full interview with Ps [...]
8 September 2022
5.1 MINS
The influential Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has confronted a move by the popular directory service, Yelp, to marginalise and discredit crisis pregnancy centres through misleading disclaimers. The ERLC acting director said he was “deeply concerned” by the “dangerous and misleading” notices. Yelp is [...]
7 September 2022
1.7 MINS
The Human Rights Law Alliance has highlighted a recent case in the NSW Supreme Court that could do much to undermine the “gender affirmation” approach to transgender issues. A psychiatrist, Dr Patrick Toohey, is being sued by a Sydney woman -- Jay Langadinos -- in [...]
6 September 2022
3.4 MINS
Incoming UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has a generally positive record on issues that matter to Christians. Notably, she is a strong opponent of radical gender theory and cancel culture and a diligent supporter of free speech. The ABC has described her as “the next [...]
2 September 2022
3.2 MINS
In a piece published just months out from the November Victorian Election, the ABC has called Pentecostal Liberal members “hardline” and insinuated that they are “far right”, stoking fears and speculations of Pentecostal conspiracies among readers. Published recently, the article raises concerns around a Pentecostal [...]
1 September 2022
3.9 MINS
Mike Winger is a popular Christian YouTuber, apologist, pastor and pro-life advocate. In this video, he clearly outlines the horrifying logic of the pro-abortion perspective. Debates over abortion are often passionate and heated, and far too often they are also hateful, with both sides failing [...]
31 August 2022
1.8 MINS
An effort by the Biden administration to require doctors and hospitals to perform abortions and gender-transition procedures has been blocked by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. This has been called “a major victory for conscience rights and compassionate medical care [...]
26 August 2022
1.3 MINS
A number of high-profile Anglican and Presbyterian Christian leaders have spoken in support of the new Diocese of the Southern Cross, defending it as a true expression of Biblical Anglicanism. In a recent episode of The Pastor’s Heart, host Dominic Steele interviewed Glenn Davies, the [...]
26 August 2022
4.3 MINS
During a recent interview, I asked Lyle Shelton what he thought the biggest challenge facing the Australian Church today was. He responded that it was the Church’s disengagement from political and social issues. In a recent interview for the Daily Declaration Podcast, I asked Lyle [...]





