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1 month 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”.
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2 months ago | 
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.
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2 months ago | 
quadrant.org.au | Alexander Voltz |Paul Grover |Mark Powell |RJ Stove
Beyond market conditions and ticket prices lurks a greater impediment to our nation’s cultural future: the dismal state of arts educationFeb 03 20254 minsPresident Omar Bongo of Gabon toured the factory and announced he would buy two Rollers. This created an unanticipated problemFeb 02 202511 minsIn terms of the filmmaker's craft, Conclave is a fine movie. Theologically, though, not so muchFeb 02 202524 minsIn 1843, the Sydney-based composer Isaac Nathan was privately rehearsing his newest work.
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2 months ago | 
spectator.com.au | Mark Powell
Even before the inauguration of Donald Trump occurred, it was evident that the zeitgeist of the Western world had shifted. But I don’t think anyone had predicted that change would occur so decisively and quickly. Indeed, what is truly refreshing is seeing a politician actually implementing the policies he promised from the very first week.
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2 months ago | 
quadrant.org.au | Hugo Vickers |Mark Powell |Mark McGinness |Marc Hendrickx
In terms of the filmmaker's craft, Conclave is a fine movie.
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2 months ago | 
quadrant.org.au | Marc Hendrickx |Peter SMith |Peter Smith |Michael Giffin |Mark Powell
In terms of the filmmaker's craft, Conclaveis a fine movie. Theologically, though, not so muchFeb 02 202524 minsThey're called 'national parks' but that will be a misnomer if control is handed to Aborigines and only AboriginesFeb 01 20258 minsAs an adult I chose not to be jabbed for the Wuhan flu, but accepting the standard vaccination package for kids is nowhere so clear cutFeb 01 20255 minsWarning: This review contains spoilers. Let the cinema patrons beware. You have been duly notified.
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Dec 28, 2024 | 
quadrant.org.au | Joe Dolce |Rebecca Weisser |Mark Powell
Neville Shute imagined the end of the world 68 years ago, spawning a novel, a movie and a remake. His scenario remains real and terrifying Feb 26 202520 minsWhen statues are attacked and hatred occupies the streets truth is important, and this history isn’t trueFeb 26 20257 minsGazans cheer the ritual humiliation of starving Jews.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
dailydeclaration.org.au | Mark Powell |Rebekah Barnett |Cindy McGarvie |Samuel Hartwich
2 December 20242.2 MINSThey say that the darkest part of the day is just before dawn. And in a similar way, there are signs that the Spirit of God might be about to do an extraordinary work. Christians from all kinds of denominational backgrounds are coming together in unity and particularly prayer. That’s always a good start. But there are a number of other things which I’ve also started to observe, which suggest that something significant is about to take place. Let me give a couple of examples.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
gardenandgun.com | Mark Powell |Liv Reilly
The clean-up was set to start at 10:00 a.m., but by 9:45 cars were parked back to the shoulder of Broadstone Road. Eight days after Hurricane Helene had dumped as much as thirty inches of rain on parts of Western North Carolina, the waters—at least around Valle Crucis Community Park—had receded, and what was left was a vast field of wreckage. I parked my truck by the Mast General Store Annex and, along with my wife and children, climbed out.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
theaquilareport.com | Mark Powell
In rejecting the millennial reign of Christ Jesus, our nation has progressively lost its moral compass. We are at such a nadir spiritually that the drastic prophetic actions of the immoral Levite are what might even be needed. Over 70,000 children are dismembered through abortion each year in Australia. If the death of one woman is horrific, how much more the treatment of those whom we have been entrusted to love and care?
