Mark Powell

3 weeks ago | quadrant.org.au | Mark Powell

If there is a quibble with his masterful new book on the October 7 massacres and their aftermath, it is the scant attention to the Koran's admonition that Jews must die Jun 07 2025 18 mins Political conservatives must seek to bind the nation, he warned, not 'in a vague cosmopolitanism, but to consolidate it in a vigorous patriotism' Jun 06 2025 14 mins To the Chinese party state, and to other dictatorial and totalitarian regimes, trade is politics by other means Jun 06 2025 21 mins On...

3 weeks ago | theaquilareport.com | Mark Powell

While our world sees gossip as something akin to a naughty pleasure, the Scriptures warn us that it is truly wicked. Indeed, the apostle Paul repeatedly warns us that those who give themselves to it are under the judgment of God. I was recently given Matthew’s C. Mitchell’s short book Resisting Gossip by a woman in my church who told me how helpful she had found it. While gossip is a serious sin, it’s one which is rarely addressed, particularly in book length form.

1 month 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 month 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 months 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’.