Commentary

Moira Deeming’s Launch: The Room Was Buzzing (and $90k Raised) Moira Deeming’s re-election campaign has energised Family First supporters, raising $90,000 as the party prepares for a crucial Victorian election and a potential breakthrough. Two Saturday afternoons ago, 150 members and supporters gathered in western Melbourne to launch Moira Deeming’s …

The Highway of Holiness and the Conversion Practices Debate: Freedom, Harm and the Christian Path Between Silence and Coercion Few topics create more heat and less light than the debate over so-called conversion therapy. For some Australians, the word brings to mind stories of shame, pressure and harm that left …

The Digital Duty of Care Bill Is Now Before Parliament: What Changed, What Critics Still Fear and How to Have Your Say Last month, we looked at the exposure draft of the government’s digital duty of care law. Since then, the proposal has moved from draft to bill. The Online …

2,500 Too Many: A Call to End Male Suicide in Australia This past Thursday, a sea of shoes was placed on the lawns of The Domain, Sydney (pictured above). Thousands of empty boots, sneakers, and shoes. Each representing a life lost, a family impacted, and a call for action on …