With the Queen’s Birthday to be celebrated in South Australia next weekend, it is timely to reflect on the efficacy of Australia’s existing constitutional arrangements, which, of course, include a role, however limited, for the Crown. It is even more … [Read more...] about Constitutional Considerations – 1999
On The World of Man
Constitutional Preamble
During Germany’s Hitler era, from 1933 to 1945, the ruling Nazi Party had a policy which they described as gleichschaltung, meaning synchronisation or co-ordination. What it meant was that every activity - moral, mental, social, intellectual, economic, … [Read more...] about Constitutional Preamble
2016 Australian Census
The recent 2016 Census results show a decline in the number of people in Australia identifying as “Christian”; just 52% of the population, compared with over 80% only forty years ago. This result was contrived to a certain extent; the ABS set the questions … [Read more...] about 2016 Australian Census
Postmodern Fascism in Australia
ROME and the Origins of Fascism Strictly speaking, fascism is a term that was used to describe the regime of Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1919 to 1943. The word derives from the fasces of ancient Rome, bundles of rods tied together around an axe and … [Read more...] about Postmodern Fascism in Australia
Parenthood Discredited
“Behold, children are the heritage of the Lord, And the fruit of the womb is His reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty warrior So are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.” Psalm … [Read more...] about Parenthood Discredited
Invasion of “Refugees”
Back in about 2150 BC, according to the Bible, a fellow named Nimrod founded a city called Babel, or Babylon, as it came to be called in a later era. He and the other wise men of the place decided to build a big tower that would reach up into heaven, so that … [Read more...] about Invasion of “Refugees”
