Luke McCormack
Luke is based in Brisbane and runs the Queensland branch of the NCC. Luke is also the National President, and helps with the business and fundraising aspects of the organisation. Luke is married with six children. He recently completed a graduate certificate in Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit Studies, and holds a graduate diploma for secondary teaching, and science and theology bachelors degrees.
Articles by Luke McCormack:
18 March 2025
3.4 MINS
What has changed over the decades is Labor moving from schemes that punish mothers not in paid work, and reward mothers who are, to the ideological goal of providing universal free childcare for all.
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6 February 2025
4.6 MINS
The context for any reforms of family policies is the decades-long successful reform achievements of Australia’s feminist movement. This makes family-friendly, pro-child reforms more difficult to achieve, but not impossible.
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11 September 2024
1.9 MINS
There is a core principle of fairness in economics that is not observed in Australia. It relates to equity in our income taxation policy.
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27 August 2024
3 MINS
In just a few days, applications from the public will close for those interested in becoming a member of the Parents and Carers Reference Group (PCRG).
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26 July 2023
1.8 MINS
I recently discovered that the grandfather of a colleague survived the Auschwitz Death Camp. On the same day, I was reminded about the various persecutions within China from a member of Australia’s Falun Gong community. Both, coming so close upon the heels of my attendance [...]
18 August 2022
3.2 MINS
Just five months ago, News Weekly asked, again, some critical questions about Australia’s liquid fuel insecurity. The acknowledgement of the problem by former Minister Angus Taylor in late 2020 and the Coalition government in general (in the “Australia’s Poor Energy Systems Resilience” report, October 2021) [...]
