B.A. memoir in review Sir, I refer to your review of my book, Santamaria: A Most Unusual Man – titled “An important biography of B.A.” – which was published in News Weekly dated August 29, 2015. I would like to draw your attention to an incorrect comment in the early paragraphs of your review, where you write: “Gerard Henderson’s biography of B.A. Santamaria…

Months of preparation culminated in a rally to “Witness to Marriage”, one of many to be held throughout Australia in these months in support of traditional marriage. It was held at the Victory Life Centre in Osborne Park, WA, on Saturday August 1, 2015. Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey Among those in attendance at the 500-strong gathering were three members of Federal Parliament, ALP…

There were howls of protest from the same-sex marriage lobby when Sydney’s Daily Telegraph recently reported parents objecting to a documentary on gay families being compulsory viewing in a Sydney high school. You will conform. Senator Penny Wong tweeted that this was “bullying”, automatically classing as bullies parents wanting to teach a different value system to the same-sex marriage lobby. Fairfax Media’s Brisbane…

Media reports that the NSW Young Nationals had voted in favour of same-sex marriage at its recent conference confirmed the seeming inevitability of change at the political level in Australia. Just as the issue had begun to fade from the public eye following the Abbott Government’s decision to refer the issue to a plebiscite or referendum, the Young Nats vote was a reminder…