by John | Sep 29, 2011 | Australian commentary
Just over a century ago, the Anglo-French writer, Hilaire Belloc, declared himself “opposed to women voting as men vote. I call it immoral, because I think the bringing of one’s women, one’s mothers and sisters and wives into the political arena,...
by John | Sep 12, 2011 | Australian commentary
One hundred years ago, Catholic writer, Hilaire Belloc, declared himself “opposed to women voting as men vote. I call it immoral, because I think the bringing of one’s women, one’s mothers and sisters and wives into the political arena, disturbs the relations between...
by John | Aug 31, 2011 | Australian commentary
IN the 1990s, when a challenge was brought to the New Zealand Court of Appeal under their Bill of Rights Act by two women, contending that an interpretation of the Marriage Act discriminated against them impermissibly on the ground of their sexual orientation, by...
by John | Aug 22, 2011 | Australian commentary
Gay marriage should complement, not threaten heterosexual marriage, writes Peter Goers. OCCASIONALLY I wake screaming in the middle of long, lonely nights with worry and outrage but by the cool light of morning I’m more rationally maintaining the rage. The whole...
by John | Aug 20, 2011 | Australian commentary
TEN days out from the 2010 election, Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott fronted a forum of undecided voters at Rooty Hill RSL, in Sydney’s west. It was a media circus, to be sure, but it was also mercifully unscripted, perilous for the leaders, and all too rare in...
