They said that if same-sex “marriage” were legalised, it would not be forced upon churches and ministers of religion. Well, now it is happening in the United States of America, the home of the free. Jeremy Tedesco  Recently, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the state of Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Idaho was one of a number of states where…

Praise for Victorian police Sir In view of the outstanding performance of Victoria Police at Melbourne’s March for the Babies on October 11 this year, it would be remiss of us participants not to be as generous with our thanks and praise as we were loud with our complaints in 2013. The police officers assigned to accompany the march far outnumbered the noisy,…

West Africa’s Ebola outbreak has up to a 70 per cent of mortality rate, and 1.4 million people may be infected by January, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 1976 there have been over 20 Ebola outbreaks. The current is the most extensive, affecting 50 countries. Ebola is spread by bats infecting other primates. Humans become infected…

  THE MENZIES ERA: The Years that Shaped Modern Australia by John Howard (Sydney: HarperCollins, 2014) Hardcover: 720 pages ISBN: 9780732296124 Price: AUD$59.95   Reviewed by John R. Barich   The foundation of the Liberal Party of Australia, according to former prime minister John Howard, began with Robert Menzies’ famous “forgotten people” speech on May 22, 1942, when, as recent prime minister and…