Right Rev Mark Powell
Mark is the pastor at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Hobart. Previously, he was associate pastor at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, a multi-site church in Strathfield, NSW. He and his wife have six children.
Mark is a passionate advocate for faith, family, freedom and life. He is a gifted communicator and has made various appearances on radio and TV. Mark is unafraid to graciously speak the truth about contentious issues. He contributes to numerous online publications including The Spectator Australia, where his articles often appear in the most popular list.
Articles by Right Rev Mark Powell:
5 March 2021
1.8 MINS
I recently had the privilege of interviewing the Hon. Mark Latham, former leader of the ALP, and now a NSW parliamentarian for One Nation. While Mark said that he would describe himself as an ‘atheist’, he has become the main defender of religious freedom. This [...]
1 March 2021
3 MINS
Former Kambala student Chanel Contos recently started an anonymous online petition to improve sexual consent and education in schools throughout Australia. And according to The Daily Telegraph, it has been signed by over 1,400 girls saying that they have either been raped or sexually assaulted. [...]
24 February 2021
3.8 MINS
Contrary to popular belief and practice, there is no evidence that the modern protocols of “Welcome” and “Acknowledgement of Country” were ever a part of traditional Aboriginal culture. Instead, they were created as recently as the 1970’s by none other than Ernie Dingo and Richard Walley.
13 February 2021
3 MINS
I’ll never forget a Moore College lecture by Dr. Paul Barnett, the former Anglican Bishop of North Sydney. At one particular point, while teaching on the epistle of 1 Peter, Dr. Barnett paused and pensively quipped, “You know, in my forty-odd years of ministry, I’ve [...]
11 February 2021
1.7 MINS
Do you remember how before the redefinition of marriage, people were saying that nothing would change, as well as how any mention of a ‘slippery slope’ was fear-mongering? That the sky wouldn’t fall in and life would simply continue on as it had before...Well, someone [...]
11 February 2021
1.3 MINS
It was Franz Kafka who famously wrote in his book The Trial, “It is often better to be in chains than to be free”. The ancient Israelites tragically agreed with that when they grumbled about wanting to go back to being slaves in Egypt (see [...]
8 February 2021
1.9 MINS
In response to Daniel Andrews' Change or Suppression Practices Bill, the Presbyterian Church of Australia stands poised to defy the recent legislation. As has previously been reported, there are a plethora of problems with the bill -- which has significant legal repercussions also for people [...]
8 February 2021
2.6 MINS
Just when you thought that the events of last year couldn’t get any more far-fetched, Time magazine recently published any article outlining the strategy for the ‘Shadow Campaign’ to ‘save’ the 2020 election. Just before you dismiss me as some right-wing, tin-foil-hat-wearing conspiracist, just note [...]
4 February 2021
2 MINS
St George-Illawarra are the latest corporate casualties of cancel culture. Showing a distinct lack of courage, they have recently capitulated to many in the mainstream media who were hysterically calling for Folau's lifetime ban from the NRL to be upheld. And the fact that I [...]
26 January 2021
1.7 MINS
My family is originally from the Solomon Islands. And they came to Australia to work on the sugar cane plantations in Queensland. Called “Kanakas’, they were essentially treated like slaves. One of the most formative experiences of my childhood was going with my father to [...]
22 January 2021
3 MINS
Here’s an interesting insight into how the game of politics is played. Regarding the Victorian 'Suppression (Conversion) Bill' where the MPs stated the "government (had) also led 21 face-to-face discussions, including with faith groups" a ministry mate of mine -- under a freedom of information [...]
22 December 2020
1.6 MINS
I came across a tweet recently which quite literally, made me gasp, and unfortunately would without question, cause many people to be really angry. In the midst of the incessant stream of inane -- and often deeply offensive -- social comment was this: https://twitter.com/npeeksxo/status/1340006732689453058 Wait, [...]
3 December 2020
2.1 MINS
The days of women merely fighting for equal opportunity have long since ceased. According to Christina Hoff Summers, the goal of at least some leading feminists now is to destroy all men. https://twitter.com/yaf/status/1334126090080677889 Summers based this assertion on an article by Suzanna Danuta Walters from [...]
27 November 2020
2.9 MINS
While Christian Porter has delayed the introduction of the Religious Freedom Bill until 2021 due to COVID-19, the Attorney-General Jill Hennessy has sought to make hay while the sun shines. Hennessy has introduced the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 into the Victorian [...]
25 November 2020
1.6 MINS
What tumultuous times are they in which we live? Not so longer ago in Australia, it was a criminal offence to engage in homosexual sex. But if a proposed bill in Victoria regarding ‘conversion therapy’ is passed, it will be a crime to persuade -- [...]
23 November 2020
1.2 MINS
As if 2020 couldn’t get any scarier, or more bizarre, there is an increasing body of credible evidence of voter fraud in the recent U.S. election. But could it be a symptom of an even more malevolent reality of historical -- and systemic -- political [...]
13 November 2020
3.4 MINS
"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." The above quote from the Irish poet Dylan Thomas (1914-53) sums up the mindset of President Donald Trump, as well as many of his supporters. But what is becoming [...]
11 November 2020
4.4 MINS
Regardless of who finally wins the US Presidential election, one thing is for sure, the polls got it wrong. Again! Or, did they? In an interview with John Anderson, the former deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Victor Davis Hanson argued that it was part of [...]
10 November 2020
1.6 MINS
What will the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, be remembered for when her political term is finally over? The much feted -- but overly expensive -- Sydney light-rail project, her handling of COVID-19, sleeping around with aka ‘dodgy Darryl’, or facilitating the introduction of some of [...]
6 November 2020
3.4 MINS
It was William Shakespeare who once said, “Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.” (Sonnet 94, line 14) It’s an apt description of the heartbreaking situation whenever the moral failure of a Christian leader is involved. For whenever one who is supposed to be [...]





