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:
17 June 2022
2.1 MINS
Earlier this month, radical pro-abortion activists infiltrated Lakewood Church, disrupting televangelist Joel Osteen’s Pentecost Sunday service. The celebrity pastor responded to the protesters with his trademark positivity. Over the past month or so, pro-abortion groups have targeted church services with disruptive demonstrations in historical response [...]
8 June 2022
2.9 MINS
Many are concerned that the agenda of Australia’s new government will adversely affect people of faith. The legal experts at the Human Rights Law Alliance (HRLA) examined Labor’s policy platform and record to find out what we should expect over the next three years. The [...]
2 June 2022
2.3 MINS
The pro-life movement in the Netherlands is experiencing a resurgence among its youth. In response, a Dutch National Broadcaster NOS published a slickly-produced mini-documentary to persuade young people to change their views on abortion. A young Dutch Christian YouTuber responded with a video shredding the [...]
1 June 2022
1.7 MINS
In a horrible mix-up, a US Southern Baptist pastor has had his picture linked with a list of Southern Baptist Convention sexual abusers by the local media station. The channel has since admitted its error and attempted to correct its mistake, but an SBC leader [...]
31 May 2022
7.9 MINS
Christians face an increasingly hostile culture. Several recent events in the world of politics drove this reality home to me. And it’s a hard reality. As I grappled with the disappointments, I had to once again ask the question, why? Why do we do what [...]
24 May 2022
4.4 MINS
What can we learn from this year's federal election results? What may we expect in the years to come? Cody Mitchell and Warwick Marsh provide an overview of the issues to consider. Well, the election is over. While voting continues and the results in several [...]
19 May 2022
1.3 MINS
In a tragic development for pro-life groups around the country, New South Wales has become the last state in Australia to pass assisted dying legislation. The bill passed the NSW Upper House after a lengthy debate and the amendments were accepted by the Lower House. [...]
17 May 2022
5.8 MINS
Australia’s preferential voting system can be incredibly confusing. Consequently, many voters have a very limited understanding of how the process works… and political parties and lobbyists capitalise on this. Here’s a quick explainer to help you maximise your vote this Saturday If you’d prefer to [...]
12 May 2022
3.8 MINS
Intention If we are to pray effectively, we must understand what is expected of us and what to expect from prayer. Scripture "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call [...]
9 May 2022
5.6 MINS
Diligent prayer is an essential component of the effective Christian life. It is also a familiar theme throughout Scripture, receiving many hundreds of mentions. I want to look at one in particular. In James 5:16b, we learn that the ‘effective, fervent prayer of a righteous [...]
3 May 2022
1.9 MINS
Politico has allegedly obtained a leaked draft majority opinion in which the US Supreme Court repudiates the landmark Roe v Wade “right to abortion” decision from 1973. This would be a stunning reversal in the context of the ongoing fight for life in America. The [...]
27 April 2022
1.9 MINS
The New South Wales government has decided to scrap most vaccination mandates for healthcare, aviation and education sectors over the coming weeks, in a sudden decision that has left unions puzzled. When the mandates were introduced in NSW last year, hundreds of public school employees [...]
26 April 2022
2 MINS
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has struck a deal to buy Twitter for $61.4 billion dollars in what could be a positive development for free speech on social media. This morning, the social media world awoke to the news that Elon Musk, a tech [...]
22 April 2022
1.8 MINS
In a recent email to supporters, Martyn Iles told supporters that Hon. David Spiers, the new South Australia Liberal Party leader, is a ‘Christian and faithful defender of life’. It comes amidst the continuing fallout from Labor’s victory at the last state election in March [...]
20 April 2022
4.9 MINS
A conservative CEO, pressured to resign from Mozilla for his views on marriage, has started a privacy-focused search engine that helps people to ‘ditch Big Tech’. Here is the story of Brendan Eich. In 2014, Brendan Eich, the creator of the popular JavaScript programming language, [...]
31 March 2022
2.2 MINS
Two days ago, Eternity News reported that Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic Party has officially ‘ceased to exist’. It comes after months of leadership speculation and turmoil, legal challenges, and factionalism wrought havoc in what was Australia’s only legislatively-represented Christian political party. In a recent statement, [...]
21 January 2022
2.1 MINS
Is freedom found in having a plethora of choices and never committing to one? Or is it rooted in discovering your life's purpose and pursuing it to the best of your ability, by the grace of God? Freedom consists not in doing what we like, [...]
1 November 2021
3.1 MINS
Intention To see the restoration of our families and our nation, individual Christians need to seek God and His kingdom first A Timely Conclusion Thank you for your partnership in Prayer and Fasting through the month of October 2021. The strategic nature of your prayers [...]
27 October 2021
2.7 MINS
It is commonly claimed that pro-life advocates are anti-science and draw on ‘mere’ religion to advance their perspective. Historian of philosophy Nancy R. Pearcey disagrees: she says personhood and biology are inseparable. In a 1996 opinion piece in First Things, legal academic Stanley Fish wrote [...]
22 October 2021
16.3 MINS
Is Christianity anti-intellectual? Is it irrational to believe in God or that the Bible is His perfect Word? Here is a list of ten world-class philosophers who are both unashamed Christians and professional intellectuals.





