To what extent do Australians think speech is free in this country? According to polling conducted for the Centre for …
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion is inextricably connected to the freedoms of expression, assembly, association, and a range of …
The government response to COVID-19 has imposed restrictions on Australians unseen in peacetime. As Australians approach nearly a year of …
‘Cancel culture’ campaigns in Australia are intended to erase elements of our history and to deny the record of those …
Calls for protections of rights are often made without much reflection on what it is, exactly, that needs protecting. In …
Religious tolerance is vital for a well-functioning secular democracy. The ability to tolerate even undesirable ideas ensures harmony. In order …
Antisemitism is on the rise in many Western countries. On the postmodern left, this ancient hatred is often expressed as anti-Zionism …
Unease has been growing that something has changed for the worse in our culture. The change is perceptible but often …
Conversation with The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan and CIS senior research fellow Peter Kurti on the intellectual, historical and cultural case for belief in God. …
Australia has long enjoyed religious freedom in practice without robust legal protections. Such protections as there are, are found in …
It seems we are to go through yet another debate on the issue of religious freedom. Following an Australian Law …
Many Christians were clearly unsettled by the determination with which the Israel Defence Force (IDF) began to make good on …
Pot shots are taken regularly at religious schools whenever their beliefs come into conflict with the prevailing secular norms. Now …
The past year has been one of growing intolerance towards people of faith, with one of the loudest recent examples …
Pastafarians around Australia — who belong to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster — are among the 39 per …
Unless we are vigilant, Australians will soon find that any public declaration or practice of an explicitly religious viewpoint—particularly a …
Cowed by public health reprimands and driven back into lockdown for fear of contagion, many Australians these days appear content …
Reserved for ‘eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia’, no more than 35 people in …
In an extraordinary act of authoritarian over-reach, the Victorian Government is intent upon regulating private prayer by monitoring who prays …
Oddly enough, it was a Bunnings television advertisement that said it best: “Everyone is looking forward to Christmas more this …