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J.K. Rowling, author of the immensely popular children’s book series Harry Potter, has been in the firing line in recent years for her commonsense views on transgenderism and biological sex. Last week she faced another Twitter storm when she took a stand for sanity. Responding [...]

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban: Remember how the world was outraged when the Taliban blew up and destroyed two large 1500-year-old Buddha statues in Afghanistan in 2001? ‘What barbarians’ everyone thought. ‘This great cultural, artistic and historical artefact has [...]

The ideas that shape our culture eventually find their way into the church. Francis Schaeffer traced this pattern over many centuries, observing that what begins in the philosophy departments of Western universities spreads first to art, then music, then the general culture. Finally, these fashions [...]

Editor's Note: The team at the Canberra Declaration are deeply concerned about the Cultural Marxist hijacking of the protests against racism in the USA and Australia. Having said that, there are still some deep problems that need to be addressed for the greater good of [...]

Dr. Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Seminary in the U.S, is the latest victim of ‘cancel culture’. Religion News Service (RNS) is reporting that over 10,000 people have signed a petition to have Dr. Mohler fired because of a supposed “racist” and “homophobic” [...]

Cultural Marxism is a seductive secular philosophy deeply opposed to Christianity. But what exactly is it? And how should Christians respond?

Political analyst George Weigel examines the deep-seated anti-Christian hostilities in Australian society, and the sickening corruption within the local Catholic Church, which culminated in the terrible injustice against Cardinal George Pell.

An Indigenous academic says the Black Lives Matter protests were “ridiculous” and the “rent-a-crowds” did not care about the real issues. by Anthony Dillon ___ So much has been said this past week in response to the shocking death of a Minnesota man and the [...]

George Floyd’s cruel murder is sparking much-needed conversations about justice and racial harmony in America and beyond. The ripple effect has already reached us Down Under, with protests planned for Australian capital cities this weekend. Yesterday I spoke with a friend who has ministered among [...]

It’s been three decades since the term culture wars was dubbed, and the label is now more relevant than ever. What began as a reasoned debate on issues like abortion, multiculturalism and homosexuality has turned into a hearts-and-minds battle for the soul of our civilization. [...]

According to one of my favourite talk show hosts, Dave Rubin, there’s a bravery deficit across the Western world. In a recent video, Rubin argues: 'There’s a mass affliction spreading throughout the Western world. It’s called… the Bravery Deficit. People—good people like you — are [...]

Just how ‘tolerant’ is the homosexual movement? That’s the question many are currently asking, since the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) used rainbow flags during COVID-19 to rally people’s morale. Apparently, the furore all started because an older gentleman flew a rainbow flag outside his [...]

Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., criticized NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson for demanding that Samaritan’s Purse not be allowed to continue COVID-19 relief. “Worse than looking a gift horse in the mouth is kicking it in the teeth,” Morse said. Samaritan’s Purse, [...]

What might life be like once this pandemic is over? Will we return to a pre-COVID-19 Australia, or will some (or perhaps many) things be different? We can’t predict the future – as COVID-19 itself has reminded us. But I think it’s worth having this [...]

The health situation in Italy is dire. Tragically, over 8,000 people have died, and around 80,000 people have caught COVID-19, giving it the second highest number of cases outside of China. The question is, what caused this to be the case? Back in February, Dr [...]

by a News Weekly contributor. When the Australian Labor Party was trounced for a second time at the 1977 election following the humiliation and shock of the post-Dismissal election of 1975, the party went away for one of the most important resets in its history. [...]

Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in 2016. Along with his Twitter feed, a number of new words entered mainstream discourse: ‘fake news’, ‘alternative facts’, and ‘post-truth’. In fact, the Oxford English Dictionaries selected ‘post-truth’ as 2016’s Word of the Year. Christian [...]

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jesus said, “The children of this generation are wiser in their own generation than the children of the light.” Brendan O'Neill is not a Christian (hence the swearing), but he makes more sense than most Christian leaders in his analysis of identity politics [...]

The death of the West – more utterly horrific cases of trans tyranny and fascism: Let’s face it: like the homosexual activists before them, the trans activists do not want mere acceptance. What they want – and demand – is complete endorsement, approval and affirmation. [...]

‘There are 2 gunman at the university -- tell your friends on campus’. The text arrives from a friend, who knows I’m often on campus. But I can’t believe it: surely this is spam? So I ring my friend to confirm. Yes, the text is [...]