50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIFELINE. Every superintendent at Wesley Mission has had a huge load of counselling of troubled and distressed people. Often because the Superintendent has a high public profile people come to him from all over the city in … Continue reading →

“WHAT DO WE LOVE MORE? OUR CHILDREN OR OUR GUNS?” All over the world, people are calling upon US politicians to stand up to the manipulative National Rifle Association and pass legislation that will honour the 26 victims of the … Continue reading →

FAREWELL DEAR FRIEND STUART. Hundreds of relatives and friends of Rev Canon Dr Stuart Barton Babbage AM, M.A, Ph.D., Th.D.. attended the service and interment at St. Jude’s Anglican Church, Randwick, on Friday November 23, 2012. He had died at … Continue reading →

“WHAT TO DO WITH SERIAL PAEDOPHILES?” WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC AND FACTUAL MATERIAL THAT COULD UPSET SOME PEOPLE. The Sydney Morning Herald (17.11.2012 and 23.11.2012) featured two excellent articles about sexual abuse by Catholic priests and Brothers against children. … Continue reading →

WOOLWORTHS AND COLES USING CHILDREN TO AVOID CRITICISM. The two major supermarket chains in Australia, Woolworths and Coles, have both been under intense criticisms for their trade practises, pricing policy, delivery schedules, supplier price squeeze and farm gate prices. They … Continue reading →

TRIM THE PUBLIC SERVICE DOWN NOW! When in Parliament I thought the best reports always came from the Audit Office – both those revealing the financial waste in Government departments, and the management practises that led to great waste of … Continue reading →

“ THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD.” In the early 1980’s, after establishing the extremely successful Wesley Film Productions Ltd I was involved in a team making a series of films on the Life of Jesus, called “Discovering Jesus”, then … Continue reading →

HOUSING THE HOMELESS. Australia’s population is over 22million, comprising more than 8.4 million households. Viewed as a basic human right housing is a dominant feature of the economic and social landscape in Australia. The majority (68%) of households either own … Continue reading →

WHY HELPING AFRICAN FAMINE VICTIMS WORKS. Many people are sceptical about the worthwhileness of sending aid to starving Africans suffering from famine in the Horn of Africa. Some say it helps little as famines will return next year. Others say … Continue reading →

EDITORIAL: CIVILIAN ASSASSINATION AND SILENT WARFARE. The “Sydney Morning Herald” on Tuesday 11th October had a hard hitting editorial “Death Sentence by Remote Control” criticising the use of drones by USA in Yemen. They kill people, including unarmed citizens indiscriminately. … Continue reading →