by BETTINA ARNDT – IN A recent judgement about a sexual misconduct case at Cornell University in New York, the judge compared the campus disciplinary committees to the infamous English Star Chambers. He warned that “these threats to due process and academic…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE late John O’Neill, South Sydney tough man and legend, is reputed to have said, upon leaving Souths and joining Manly in 1972, “no wonder this bunch … has never won a premiership”. The implication was that perhaps…
HALF the Manly Sea Eagles’ NRL team has refused to take the field after the club enforced gay pride attire for its must-win Round 20 match against the Sydney Roosters this week. Seven footballers, including six run-on players and one off the bench,…
A MAINSTREAM news organisation has reported that up to 55 men gave birth in Australia in 2014-15. Sourcing Medicare records, The Australian newspaper said men were now regular users of maternity ward services. Complaint about removal of term ‘mother’ sparks immediate action…
by KEVIN DONNELLY – NORMALLY it’s conservative Christians such as Australia’s rugby union player Israel Folau and the tennis great Margaret Court who are attacked for being transphobic. Traditionally, it has been these people threatened with legal action when they argue that…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE Aboriginal industry and possibly some Indigenous people themselves have been agitating for a “voice”. Surprisingly, these advocates think that having their own “voice to parliament” – whatever this might actually mean – will improve their lot. They…
ONCE Australia’s best known sex therapist, Bettina Arndt, who prided her work helping women during the 1970s has stepped away from the feminist cause, saying it has been hijacked. Now a social commentator and men’s advocate, Ms Arndt has revealed this month…
by DAVID FLINT – IT IS rare for Australian governments, federal or State, to perform even passably on any matter of importance – defence, energy, water, development, manufacturing, education, finance, housing or even sex where scientific truth is being replaced by gender…
by AUGUSTO ZIMMERMANN – WHILE the Australian legal tradition cannot lay claim to the historical depth it has in the United States; it was nevertheless built on solid religious foundations. The island nation has remarkable Christian influences – starting with the first…
by KEVIN DONNELLY – THERE’S no denying the fact that I’m a tree. For years I was a victim of gaslighting and draconian conversion therapy imposed by insensitive and brutal parents, therapists and counsellors. On the grounds of social justice it’s no…
