Some things just hang around like a bad smell
Everyone has an agenda or bias. That is a fact of human nature. I certainly do. I stand for Catholicism and its truth and beauty. If you think you will find support for something other than that on this webpage then you will be sorely disappointed. Journalists also have an agenda as well. And, collectively, it is profoundly left of centre. A survey of political allegiance amongst journalists has found that the overwhelming majority of...
Labor: There’s Rudd on the Floor
Australians love the underdog – the plucky bloke who battles against the odds – especially if he comes back from personal tragedy. But as the saying goes, Aussies want the mug to have a shot as well. Yesterday Kevin Rudd was the punter who failed to fight. His credibility is now in tatters. And history has been shaped against him. Before the farce, Rudd was favourably viewed in the ‘what-if’ scenarios. What if Rudd was leader? What if...
A matter of state separation
The last Queensland budget highlights a huge problem in Australian governance. About a quarter of Queensland’s budget is dictated by the Commonwealth Government through specific purpose payments. It is a similar story in other states. There can be no other way to describe these specific payments as political interference by the ruling federal party in the affairs of the states. It leads to ongoing political games, growth of...
Build your own bloody schools and leave ours alone
The ALP and their not-so-buddy buddies on the radical left, The Greens, have used a federal senate committee to continue their attack on Christian schools. The committee recommended that Christian organisations should no longer be free to only hire employees who themselves are Christian. In other words, the government led by Australia’s most-loathed atheist, Julia Gillard, has moved a step closer to forbidding Christian schools from...
2CC Canberra radio podcast – Interview with Mike Welsh
Click here to listen to my interview with Canberra’s 2CC today. The point I want to make most of all is that it is now encumbent upon Australia’s Catholic bishops to publicly defend those politicians brave enough to defend Catholic values – like protecting all life from the moment of...
Statement: Bernard Gaynor resigns from Katter’s Australian Party over abortion silence
I have today resigned from Katter’s Australian Party because its leadership has failed to live up to the values of the party. Katter’s Australian Party’s constitution states that “laws concerning children must be made in the best interests of children”. As every abortion takes the life of a child, the party cannot be silent on this issue. It must defend life, especially when called upon to do so in the media and by like-minded...
Media Release: Gaynor claims victory after Katter’s Australia Party decides not to terminate membership
Bernard Gaynor says the decision by Katter’s Australian Party not to terminate his membership today is positive and an acknowledgment that the party’s earlier decision to suspend his membership was a mistake. “I am glad that Katter’s Australian Party has not terminated my membership, which Queensland leader, Ray Hopper, indicated was a strong possibility yesterday,” Mr Gaynor said. “After I explained my case that the party should...
Media Release: Bob Katter backflips on gay marriage
Bob Katter has performed a stunning backflip over his former opposition to gay marriage, today announcing a pro-gay marriage senate candidate in the ACT and publicly backing him to lead the battle inside his party for change. Stephen Bailey was announced as the Katter’s Australian Party ACT senate candidate and wasted no time telling a Canberra radio station that he would ‘argue the case’ for gay marriage. Bob Katter...
Response to Katter’s Australian Party suspension
I have sent a detailed response to Katter’s Australian Party regarding a media statement it issued stating that my membership had been suspended. In summary, this suspension is invalid and must be publicly overturned by the Management Committee for the following reasons: Constitutionally, the Management Committee can only suspend a member for undermining the Party’s core values and principles. No one has yet been able to...
Media Release: Statement regarding suspension from Katter’s Australian Party
Bernard Gaynor said today that he intends to fight his suspension from Katter’s Australian Party. Mr Gaynor said that other candidates or nominees had expressed personal opinions and had not been suspended. Furthermore, he had not ever been counseled about his activity or given an opportunity to respond. Mr Gaynor also said that he was disappointed to have been suspended for stating an opinion that the party leadership...

