Victorian and federal government projects taking 429 gigalitres of central Victoria’s Goulburn Valley high-security water out of farm production are endangering one of Australia’s most productive food bowls. The price of water to farmers may soar as high as $300 a megalitre, beyond their means.   The Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has conducted a mid-term…

Hidden link to domestic violence Sir, The issue of domestic violence is once more in the news with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calling for more to be done about it. Yet very little is said about the mounting evidence of a link between the rise in the number of domestic violence cases and the increase in pornography use. In an article in The…

After a complaint against the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart was lodged with the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, the Australian Family Association launched a change.org petition to protect freedom of speech. The complaint against Hobart’s Archbishop Julian Porteous and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) came from Martine Delaney, a transgender activist and Tasmania Greens candidate. Delaney claims to have been offended…

  HEAVEN AND HELL: The Pope Condemns the Poor to Eternal Poverty by Ian Plimer (Connor Court, Ballarat, 2015) Paperback: 348 pages ISBN: 9781925138801 Price: AUD$29.95   Reviewed by William Kininmonth     “I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.” John 18:37   Pope…