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Several years ago, on International Men’s Day, Canberra’s ABC radio station rang me up and wanted to do an interview in Drive Time. I was happy to do it, until I found out my interviewer was a lady. Not that I have anything against the [...]

A High Court in the United Kingdom ruled it unlikely that minors suffering from gender dysphoria are able to give informed consent for hormone-blocking drugs. Ruth Institute Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., was greatly encouraged by this ruling. “Keira Bell, one of [...]

“Despite a recent poll showing 85% of Kenyan citizens support the right to life, international NGOs are pushing a new abortion bill, which would override the will of the people,” said Ruth Institute Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. The deceptively named Reproductive [...]

Under the guise of preventing harm from what is commonly known as "conversion therapy", the Victorian Labor government has tabled the Suppression Practices Prohibition Bill 2020. The harm argument is central to the bill, so assessing what the Bill defines as "harm" should be at [...]

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 [...]

The team at Dads4Kids is so thankful to the three daring dads who featured in the Decorate Dad Challenge video. One of those amazing dads is Ashton Reed. Last Thursday, Ashton and his three beautiful children agreed to be featured in the TV story about [...]

Dear Friends My friend Dr Bruce Robinson tells a story in his bestselling book, which forms the introduction to Fathering from the Fast Lane. An unforgettable and sad thing happened to me at a restaurant one evening. It illustrates how important it is to know [...]

Intention Abortion is perhaps the greatest moral issue of our time. Prayer is the greatest response -- and God will end abortion! Scripture “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but [...]

Intention Obeying God sometimes means disobeying evil authorities. Scripture “Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ‘When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if [...]

Intention We must declare life to that which is dead—beginning with ourselves and all across our nation. Scripture The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a [...]

The science shows that families who play together stay together, for more reasons than one. Jim Burns, in his article “Families that Play Together Stay Together”, said, “Playing together is an essential trait of happy, healthy families. Certainly, our children need to do their chores, [...]

In the history of Australia, no sitting leader has gone to an election promising to legalise euthanasia as part of their party platform. But this week, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk broke with tradition to campaign on her and Labor’s proud pro-death agenda. At Labor’s official [...]

Intention God is challenging us to be better parents. Scripture “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, [...]

Amy Coney Barrett is a danger to families who desperately want children. So says Senator Tammy Duckworth, based on an advertisement which Judge Barrett signed back in 2006. This, Senator Duckworth suggests, disqualifies Judge Barrett from the US Supreme Court. I don’t know Judge Barrett [...]

Intention How we vote in upcoming elections must have in view the precious lives of the unborn. Scripture “A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho and was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes and beat him, leaving him for dead. A priest and [...]

"In family life, be completely present," is a saying of Lao Tzu from 600 BC. Here we are now, 2600 years later, and we are still struggling to learn this simple but profound piece of advice. This advice is all the more critical for fathers, [...]

Intention The Incarnation of Jesus is a reminder that the unborn are people too, and all of us have great value in God’s eyes. Scripture “In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she [...]

Intention We must pray for government, because we get the government we pray for. Scripture “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may [...]

Two weeks ago, I wrote about “Work Day with Dad”. In the article, I told the story of a number of dads who had changed their children for the better by simply hanging out with them. The act of taking your children to work, or [...]

Intention In times of great opposition and peril, it is important to know we already have victory and life in the mighty and wonderful name of Jesus. Scripture “Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of [...]