Mark Powell

5 days ago | spectator.com.au | Mark Powell

As the Premier of NSW, as well as a professing Roman Catholic, can I respectfully urge you to please protect the lives of unborn children as well as the religious freedom of those who are committed to doing so. An estimated crowd of approximately 10,000 people protested outside NSW Parliament House on Wednesday night, May 7, against the proposed legislation.

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | Mark Powell

A furore erupted recently over people jeering and booing during a Welcome to Country ceremony on Anzac Day in Melbourne. Although many in the media tried to caricature the protest solely as the work of alleged neo-Nazis, this is not the whole story. Ordinary people in the crowd also joined in. Clearly, there is a growing sense of frustration – and even anger – in the Australian community over the issue.

2 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Mark Powell

While I’m not a prophet – or the son of a prophet – I’m going to make a political prediction that the Coalition are going to lose the upcoming 2025 Federal Election. As a conservative, I take absolutely no joy in stating this, but like many people I know, the Liberal party is tasting more and more like ‘Labor lite’.

2 months ago | quadrant.org.au | Joe Dolce |Roger Franklin |Graham Pinn |Mark Powell

No other country would have had the gall, courage or naivety to stand up to Frank Sinatra the way Australia did in 1974Mar 15 202523 minsVictorian Labor and Liberals have found common ground: they're going to crack down on machetes, not the hands that wield themMar 14 20255 minsIn Australia and elsewhere in the West, activists determined to ride the reparations bandwagon have endless bills of goods to sellMar 14 20255 minsYou are what we call a “tall poppy”.

Feb 8, 2025 | quadrant.org.au | Roger Partridge |Roger Franklin |Michael Connor |Mark Powell

Must liberal institutions rest on religious foundations to survive and flourish? The answer is vital to liberal democracies' challengesFeb 09 20258 minsIf eSafety investigators can raise a fuss over posts that may be subjectively distasteful but are perfectly legal, what sort of a censorship shop is Julie Inman Grant running? Feb 08 20256 minsWhitlam fans see a romantic leader dealing with defeat.