Faced with a catastrophic decline in its population, Russia is acting to restrict the availability of abortion in the country. The restrictions follow nearly 90 years of permissive abortion laws, introduced originally after the communists seized power in Russia in 1917. Since the collapse of communism in Russia around 1990, the official abortion rate has…
Like most other Western countries, Australia has experienced a rapid decline in fertility since the 1960s, to the point where there is grave doubt whether the social security system will be able to support the rising number of aged Australians, not to mention their increasing demand on health, hospitals, aged care and other services. …
In an important test case, the NSW Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has ruled against a homosexual activist’s claim that public comments on the subject amounted to vilification. Had the decision gone the other way, it would have severely restricted the right of public comment on homosexuality. The case arose when John Cunningham, a candidate of…
The decision by one of Australia’s largest retailers, Target, to unilaterally cut the price it pays its suppliers by 5 per cent has prompted one of Australia’s best-known businessmen, Dick Smith, to denounce the action as “thuggery”, and has challenged Target’s parent company, Coles, over its treatment of suppliers, including farmers and food manufacturers. …