Last week, my wife and I had the privilege of presenting on the importance of the family to a families’ retreat in New Zealand. We discussed the importance of families from a political, social and theological point of view. For example, vast amounts of social-science data reveal that even somewhat difficult marriages still benefit children…
The last few weeks saw heavy rains across eastern Australia. Around Brisbane, low-lying roads were cut, and driveways too. While out for a morning jog, I saw an entire family – mum, dad, teenagers and a young girl – all shovelling (yes, everyone had a shovel)! They were picking up their gravel driveway off the…
Let’s face it – what is going on in the world is often hard to understand. There is so much happening and so many contradictory sources and it takes effort to explain why so much of what is happening is bad. It is important to try, but at the same time it is easy to…
The supermarket majors’ market concentration, now 65 per cent, and the problems that accompany it have been a concern of The Movement for decades. What the ABC has been reporting on the duopoly is disappointing but not surprising. It’s hard not to think something is up when you see prices rising while farmers complain about…
The NCC was the chief sponsor of the Democratic Conference 2024 held in Sydney from February 2 to 3. It was an affirmation of the true, the good, and the beautiful in our society. Too many people, be they left-leaning or right-leaning or unaligned, have fallen for the lie that Australia is a deeply flawed,…
We have a lot to celebrate each Australia Day, and much to be grateful for. Our land is one of the wealthiest in the world and, with our smaller population, this means we have one of the highest standards of living imaginable. Our country is beautiful with pretty decent weather. And its size and location…
Welcome to another year of Notes from The Movement. It’s good to be back, rested and rejuvenated after the festive season. I hope you also are rested and rejuvenated for another year. We tend to see the new year as a new beginning, a chance to start over, start again, or develop and progress. Our…
We are coming up to the end of the year. It is time to give thanks for what we have done and for what we have been gifted throughout the year. I would like to thank you all for your support throughout this year. This is my first year as National President. The responsibilities are…
I always find it important to maintain a realistic attitude to life and its challenges. A touch of realism goes a long way. We’re all aware of the dangers involved in looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses, of being overly confident or optimistic about what some new project will accomplish. For one thing, life…
Like all of you, I have been horrified by the news coming out of the Middle East and the responses we have seen around the world. Hamas’s savage terrorist attack on the people of Israel is nothing less than a violation of all the rules of war and human justice. And to see them supported…