Australia’s “larrikin” former Prime Minister Bob Hawke dies at 89
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a “larrikin’ streak who served as Australian Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said. “Today we lost Bob Hawke, a great Australian – many would say the greatest Australian of the post-war era,” his wife and former […]
AUSTRALIA: NEW PM’S FAITH A MATTER OF (INTER)NATIONAL CURIOSITY
There have been many Christian Prime Ministers in Australia’s history. But for the first time, a Pentecostal Christian holds that office, prompting a greater-than-usual level of public interest in the PM’s faith. DAVID ADAMS reports…
ESSAY: SCOTT MORRISON’S FAITH IS NOT THE MAIN ISSUE
Sight columnist NILS VON KALM says while it’s admirable that Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken out about his Christian faith, it’s how his policies affect the disenfranchised and vulnerable that should drive a Christian’s voting preferences…
Australia’s new PM vows to protect religious freedom
Australia’s new Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he will change laws to ensure religious freedom, in an interview with The Age newspaper. Morrison told the newspaper that new religious freedom laws were needed to safeguard personal liberty. “Just because things haven’t been a problem in the past doesn’t mean they won’t be problem in […]