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Draconian Anti-Discrimination Bill an Attack on Freedoms

VariousMar 13, 20246 min read
Anti-discrimination-bill

Queensland’s new anti-discrimination bill – with highly restricted religious exemptions, and wide-ranging vilification, incitement to hatred and victimisation clauses – would have to be one…

A Third of Australian Children Can’t Read Fluently: Grattan Institute

Peter WestmoreFeb 28, 20245 min read
Children-literacy

An important report from the Grattan Institute has found that up to a third of school-age children in Australia cannot read fluently because of deeply…

Heading Towards a Frightening Awakening – Part 1 of 2

a News Weekly contributorFeb 14, 202414 min read
Australia-defence-Part-1

This article is Part 1 of 2. Read Part 2 here.The first speaker for the National Civic Council’s 2024 Democratic Conference held on the weekend…

WA Academic ‘Lied’ to Stop Santos Gas Pipeline: Judge

Peter WestmoreJan 31, 20245 min read
Tiwi-Islands

Federal Court Justice Natalie Charlesworth has found that a West Australian academic, Associate Professor Mick O’Leary, lied to try to stop construction of a natural-gas…

Responding to the Rise of Aggressor States

Patrick J. ByrneJan 17, 20245 min read
Iran-aggressor-state

As Israel’s war grinds on around the Hamas Gaza tunnel system, non-Arab Shi’ite Iran, with the aid of Russia, China and North Korea, is expanding…

Christmas: His Divine Salvation Brings Peace, Shalom

Patrick J. ByrneDec 13, 20235 min read
Nativity-scene

We celebrate Christmas with our churches, family and friends – a joyous respite from a world suffering wars and cultural conflicts, and adrift from its…