Category: World

The Forced Secularisation of Hospitals Is Happening to the Risk of Our Health

Commentary Sixteen years ago, the University of Sydney applied to buy several hectares of land within the boundary of St John’s College, intending to construct a new medical building there. I was the Rector of the college at that time. I and the Fellows were sympathetic to the request, for we had no use for…


Secularising Catholic Hospitals Puts Our Health At Risk

Commentary Sixteen years ago, the University of Sydney applied to buy several hectares of land within the boundary of St. John’s College, intending to construct a new medical building there. I was the Rector of the college at that time. I and the fellows were sympathetic to the request, for we had no use for…


Home Building Set to Grind to a Halt With New Red Tape, Housing Pressures Continue

Commentary No one wants anyone to be living in substandard conditions, and we all want the disabled to live full lives, but how far can we go in making this possible? The National Construction Code (NCC) has taken it one step too far. It will result in less affordable houses, and insoluble design issues, even making certain…


New Red Tape to Slow New Home Builds Further, Increasing Pressure on Housing

Commentary No one wants anyone to be living in substandard conditions, and we all want the disabled to live full lives, but how far can we go in making this possible? The National Construction Code (NCC) has taken it one step too far. It will result in less affordable houses, and insoluble design issues, even making certain…


New Red Tape to Slow Home Builds Further, Increasing Pressure on Housing

Commentary No one wants anyone to be living in substandard conditions, and we all want the disabled to live full lives, but how far can we go in making this possible? The National Construction Code (NCC) has taken it one step too far. It will result in less affordable houses, and insoluble design issues, even making certain…


Former Dow CEO Backs Nuclear for Australia

The former CEO of Dow Chemical has backed Australia’s adoption of nuclear power. Andrew Liveris, now president of the Organising Committee for the 2032 Games, said the Australian government needed to seriously consider small modular reactors (SMRs). “I definitely am in the school of thinking that when you think about the technologies to get us…


Indian Rescuers Recover 27 Dead but No Sign of Dozens of Missing Villagers Swamped by Landslide

NEW DELHI—Hundreds of rescuers ended a four-day search for scores of people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India, an official said Sunday. The rescue teams recovered the bodies of 27 people killed in the Wednesday night landslide that hit the Raigadh district village of Irshalwadi,…


Tourists Flee Wildfires on Greek Island of Rhodes

RHODES, Greece—Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes took refuge in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats as flames threatened resorts and coastal villages. Thousands spent the night on beaches and streets during what Greece said was its biggest safe transport of residents and…


Toronto to Lose One Seat in Next Federal Election: Electoral Boundaries Commission’s Final Report

Despite objections from federal members of Parliament (MPs) and hundreds of submissions from the public, Toronto will lose one MP seat in the next election, according to the decision of a federal commission outlined in its final report tabled on July 20. The final Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Ontario,…


Canadians Not Happy With Ottawa’s Management of Economy, Affordability: Feds’ Poll

Federal government research has found that Canadians are dissatisfied with how the government is managing the economy and cost-of-living challenges. A report disclosed on July 20, “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” found that “almost all” of those polled “had a negative opinion regarding the federal government’s management of the economy in recent years,” according…