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ACNC needs to be chopped – Kevin Andrews is right – back to basics!

ACNC needs to be chopped – Kevin Andrews is right – back to basics!

Now I\'ve heard it all. A whole bunch of charities who think that the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) set up by the previous Labor Government is the best thing since slice bread..

  • It's as old as Queen Victoria – it resonates – We are not amused

    Over four years ago now I wrote an article relating to Her Royal Highness, Queen Victoria, who in her long widowhood was alleged to have said 'We Are Not Amused', and then listed some of the then current issues for which Australians were not amused.

  • Pioneer hits the road again to commemorate 30 years of Bike For Bibles

    He's doing the first and last 20 kilometres of an 890km Sydney-Melbourne ride, but you'll appreciate it's amazing anyway for 82-year old Bob Forrest. He's looking forward to being with Bible Society's Bike For Bibles (BFB) team as they reprise the ride that started it all thirty years ago.

  • It's market research 'gold'

    One of the outcomes of the Press Service International Young Emerging Writers program with Christian Today has been the revelation of the surprisingly high readership from the USA and the value of these young people in market research of Gen Y (current young people).

  • The European demise of the sleeper train highlighted in the media

    The Sydney Morning Herald late last year republished an article from the London Daily Telegraph on the demise of the European sleeper train, something that the Footplate Padre has been altering the Australian rail public for many years for its own rail journeys.

  • The amazing things we can learn from little ants!

    The ant has always been seen as an analogy for industriousness and order in our society. There is Aesop\'s Fable about the Ant and the Grasshopper

  • Bettina Ardnt's take on marriage and children

    Bettina Ardnt one of Australia\'s leading social-affairs columnists came out strongly late last year on the benefits of marriage for children - giving chapter and verse for such bountiful claims.

  • Copyright on-line? If you are reading this, you may be in breach

    Sometimes the strangest bed-fellows are found in the most unlikeliest of places and in this new on-line world, the question being raised in Germany at least, if you watched the porn site RedTube.com the legal eagles will track you down and send you a fine of $250 for breach of copyright

  • Some 'doctoral' (PhD) topics are way out there and so they should

    Education has taken significant twists and turns over the past two decades. I recall fifteen years ago listening to Radio National\'s regular Education Program who were interviewing the Professor of Engineering of the time from Stuart University that 67% of their students were from overseas – distance education.

  • Absolutes demonstrate how out of touch the do-gooders become

    Late last year News.com ran a story on the smacking of children and highlighting Prime Minister Tony Abbott\'s comment that he smacked his kids when they were growing up – welcoming the readers to the world of parenting.

  • Noah shows the Bible is still relevant, say biblical scholars

    The Hollywood epic Noah set for release later this month has been causing controversy ever since it began production.

  • We've all been a tosser at some point or other

    The Sydney Morning Herald recently had an article title "How to tell if you\'re a tosser" written by Larissa Ham and it\'s quite a revealing piece of literature as having read it, in all honesty I can\'t think of anyone who hasn\'t qualified at some point in their lives, and this includes me