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We know that Covid-19 is a serious virus that has taken the lives of some 4.2 million people worldwide. We know that the vaccines, while not providing perfect protection, significantly reduce the likelihood of someone contracting the virus and dying as a result of it. [...]

Some sorts of fear are worse than others: There is good fear and there is bad fear. The Christians knows that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 1:7). He also knows that “the fear of man brings a snare” (Proverbs [...]

Rather than criticising the poor who are protesting, shouldn’t we speak up for them? Did you have any sympathy at all for the Black Lives Matter marchers last year? Yes, I know they were marching in the midst of lockdown in Sydney and Melbourne, and [...]

Most Australians view police as protectors and have trust and respect for their authority. Unfortunately, this belief does not extend so readily through indigenous society. Indigenous women are not only distrustful of police, they face enormous barriers in reporting viol­ence in that abusers are frequently [...]

If you’re among the half of Australians currently under lockdown, you may be looking for some uplifting and thoughtful commentary on the situation we face. If so, check out this excellent episode of the ABC Radio show ‘God Forbid’. Hosted by James Carleton, the episode [...]

World Ivermectin Day is being organised by Dr Tess Lawrie and the team at BIRD (British Ivermectin Recommendation Development Group), who have a passion to end the COVID-19 pandemic. World Ivermectin Day is being held on Saturday 24 July 2021. The introduction to the website [...]

Those of us who live in Western nations are incredibly blessed. “The rule of law” is a principle that has long protected us from tyranny. It is the conviction that kings and dictators no longer get to run our lives. Rather, we are governed by [...]

Editor's Note: Clinical immunologist and University of Newcastle Emeritus Professor of Pathology Robert Clancy, a member of the Australian Academy of Science’s COVID-19 Expert Database, provides an incisive look at Australia's handling of the pandemic, with timely suggestions on how we can move forward successfully. [...]

Note: Between early September and early October of 2021, Google censored the following article, ensuring it was entirely missing from their results when its exact title was entered as a search term. For reasons unexplained, it is now once again searchable on Google. It would [...]

“Dismiss anything else…. We will continue to be your single source of truth…. unless you hear it from us it is not the truth.” Thus spoke New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, in a video that has re-emerged for some reason after some 15 months. [...]

As nations around the world continue to battle outbreaks of Covid-19, and many long for a return to normal life, ‘vaccine hesitancy’ has become a major talking point. Increasingly, frustration is being expressed by those who have been vaccinated, and who wish that others would [...]

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21 Part 2: What We Can Do To Save Ours This article is an abbreviated version of Chapter 14 of How We Are Amazingly Made, by Jerry Bergman, Graham McLennan and Tom [...]

Here’s something that will blow your mind: human knowledge now doubles every 12 hours. Every 12 hours. In the 1940s, it was doubling every 25 years. Before 1900, it doubled about every century. So it’s not just that knowledge has increased: it’s that our access [...]

Earlier this week we reported on the historic anti-communist protests taking place in Cuba, along with the weak response from the Biden administration. The White House has been criticised for its delay in commenting on the demonstrations, and also for mischaracterising them merely as protests [...]

When it comes to lockdowns, Christians are divided. On one side, it is argued that lockdowns are the obvious way to love one’s neighbour, as they prevent transmission of the virus. Indeed, various studies have shown that lockdowns do curb transmission not only of COVID-19, [...]

Over the weekend, unprecedented scenes emerged from the small island nation of Cuba, with thousands taking to the streets to demand freedom from 60 years of Communist tyranny. Crowds chanted, “We are not afraid!” and “Freedom!” — and called for an end to the impoverished [...]

American historian Daniel J. Boorstin once said that “the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” These words ring particularly true when we consider the behaviour of the pharmaceutical industry, or ‘Big Pharma’. Over the past two years, two [...]

The San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus recently released a mock Broadway video boasting how “they really will convert your children”. After a massive backlash, the video has been taken down, but it can still be viewed here: https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1412898592864579586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1412898592864579586%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcaldronpool.com%2Fwere-coming-for-your-children-san-francisco-gay-mens-chorus%2F Note in particular the opening lines of [...]

“Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no-one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.’ And [...]

One of the more disturbing features of modern society is the practice of crony capitalism: ‘a capitalist society that is based on the close relationships between business people and the state’. An obvious consequence of crony capitalism is that products and services which are not [...]