Two months ago, the news broke of the arrest of a former childcare worker accused of possibly the worst career of serial child abuse ever discovered in Australia. The 45-year-old is accused of more than 1,600 offences, including rape, against nearly 100 children, over 15 years. His arrest was
Linda Mussell Jessica Niurangi Maclean University of Canterbury theconversation.com The promise to “get tough on youth crime” is a New Zealand election perennial. This year, parties on both the left and right have pledged to crack down on young offenders – despite a lot of evidence that such approaches do
Aaron Kheriaty Aaron Kheriaty, Senior Brownstone Scholar and 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is a psychiatrist working with the Unity Project. He is a former Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, where he was the director of Medical Ethics. brownstone.org I am one of
righttolife.org.uk Censorship zones that could make praying and offers of help near an abortion clinic illegal with fines of up to £2,500 are set to be introduced in Northern Ireland this Friday. The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill was passed by Members of the Legislative Assembly
Kurt Mahlburg Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young adult pastor.
One of the themes of the novel 1984 that is often overlooked is that not only does the regime abolish a vast number of words, but what the implications are of doing so. When there are no words for overthrowing them, and a generation or two is kept deliberately ignorant,
righttolife.org.uk West Midlands Police have issued an apology to the charity volunteer who was arrested twice over the past year for praying silently within the vicinity of an abortion clinic and have confirmed that they will not be bringing charges against her. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was originally arrested in
Right to Life News righttolife.org.uk The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has reminded police in the UK that “silent prayer, within itself, is not unlawful”, raising questions about legislation passed earlier this year that makes “influencing” any person who wants to access abortion services at an abortion facility illegal.
Leslie Manookian Leslie Manookian, MBA, M.L.C. Hom is president and founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund. She is a former successful Wall Street business executive. Her career in finance took her from New York to London with Goldman Sachs. She later became Director of Alliance Capital in London
The ACT Party launched its election campaign yesterday. One of ACT’s main policies is for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi. But National’s said it doesn’t support it, potentially setting up some difficult negotiations between David Seymour and Christopher Luxon if the two are in positions
Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato theconversation.com The most recent protest by the Restore Passenger Rail climate protest group, in which a Wellington car dealership was defaced with red paint, is not just the latest in a local movement – it’s part of a global trend. Airline bosses have been
brownstone.org Censorship is not just an attack on the free speech rights of the speaker; it is a coordinated effort against you, the citizen, and your right to information. It aims to perpetuate power by silencing dissent and destroying opposition. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed this principle
Tom Williams University of Wollongong Through her poetically constructed images, Hoda Afshar illuminates a world overshadowed by history and atrocity. Yet we never see despair: we see defiance, comradeship, reinvention and a search for how photography can activate new ways of thinking. Afshar was born in Iran and migrated to
Michael Cook Michael Cook is editor of Mercator mercatornet.com Don’t imagine that euthanasia’s slippery slope is like a long water slide at a theme park in which you hurdle ever downward, ever faster, until you are hurled into a pool. It’s more like moving from Duluth
Thomas Klassen York University, Canada theconversation.com The trial has begun for two major leaders of the Freedom Convoy that occupied parts of Canada’s capital in early 2022. Two organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. At
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com There’s something very sinister going on at the Ministry for the Environment. Quite possibly with encouragement from Minister David
