28 January 2016 E&OE……………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It is an honour to attend this gathering of leaders and representatives working with the United Nations to support the family. I have always regarded myself as a “pro-family” member of parliament – but the reality of elected office means that MPs who are as supportive of the family, in…
[youtube id=”UTRDZbao8oM” align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no” grow=”no”] TRANSCRIPT OF THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP, ADDRESS TO THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES ASIA, FULLERTON LECTURE SERIES, THE FULLERTON HOTEL, SINGAPORE E&OE……………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… In the wake of the Paris atrocities and the elusiveness of a strategy to deal with the terrorist caliphate that inspired them; in the wake…
Originally published in The Australian France’s President Francois Hollande is absolutely right to describe the multiple, co-ordinated atrocities in Paris as an act of war. For more than 12 months, the self-styled Islamic State caliphate has been urging its adherents around the world (sometimes specifying Australia) to find unbelievers and to kill them. The mass…
Published in The Australian It goes without saying that every child deserves a loving home. Further, it’s surely self-evident that government’s duty, as far as humanly possible, is to keep children safe in their homes. Yet all too often officialdom puts the rights of dysfunctional parents ahead of the rights of vulnerable children. The ideology…