The world has changed since the formation of The Movement in the 1940s, but the principles it stands for — and the things it values — have not. The world is more fragmented than ever before. New technologies have changed how we perceive our world, how we understand it, and how we communicate this understanding to one another.…
Twenty-three years ago, when I was volunteering on a year of youth ministry travelling across South Australia, the world changed. The United States was attacked by al-Qaeda on September 11, triggering a multi-continent, multi-nation war against a range of conventional and unconventional foes. Many people, innocent and guilty, lost their lives. The successes of the…
Most of us move through life without needing to pay attention to the core principles upon which we operate. Principles are usually so widely respected in society that we don’t discuss them often, but do react passionately when they are disrespected or violated. These transgressions are what populate the pages of newspapers, and there have…
Over four decades now a significant part of the Movement’s work has centred around family policy, social outcomes of marriage, divorce, parenting, and related economics, particularly income-tax policies and financial support for those raising young children. Most of this work has come under the umbrella of the Australian Family Association, which was established by Movement…
