• home

    5 March, 2026

    As institutions adopt new cultural norms, parents can no longer outsource character formation. The home, not the system, is now the decisive arena shaping strong, resilient sons and daughters.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • boy crisis fathers matter

    30 January, 2026

    International Men’s Day voices highlight the boy crisis, fatherlessness, and the value of positive masculinity—arguing that supporting men and boys strengthens families, benefits women, and secures a healthier future for society.

    Warwick Marsh

  • Relentless War Masculinity

    28 November, 2025

    David Maywald’s new bestseller, "The Relentless War on Masculinity", offers a courageous, hopeful roadmap for supporting boys and men and rebuilding healthier relationships across society.

    Nathaniel Marsh

  • 20 November, 2025

    This week, a shocking Pew Research graphic has been making the rounds on social media. It’s a chart showing how dramatically young women’s interest in marriage has fallen away over the past three decades.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • family courts

    4 November, 2025

    This week saw this fascinating announcement from an American advocate, Robert Garza, who is intent on fixing the family court system not only across America but in countries across the world.

    Bettina Arndt

  • family court despair

    1 April, 2025

    A new book chronicles the Family Court's 50 years of destroying families and men's lives. It is a harbinger of the deeply flawed secular world into which we are sleepwalking.

    Guest Writer

  • "Of Boys and Men"

    21 January, 2025

    “Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and What to Do About It” by Richard V. Reeves is a comprehensive exploration of the contemporary challenges faced by boys and men in the Western world, particularly in the United States.

    John Stapleton

  • 19 November, 2024

    “Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream — and Why It Matters” by Helen Smith explores the phenomenon of men opting out of traditional societal roles in an increasingly hostile environment towards masculinity and fatherhood.

    John Stapleton

  • motherhood the most important job

    24 October, 2024

    Birth rates across the West are plummeting, and our economies will suffer untold carnage in the years ahead — all because we have failed to assign value to the unseen work, that most important job of child-rearing. Still, we have an opportunity to turn this mess around.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • medieval

    12 August, 2024

    Every July, the Abbey Museum in Caboolture, Queensland hosts the Abbey Medieval Festival, an extremely popular event that attracts thousands of visitors. As their website states, they aim for guests “to experience life in the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East, from AD 600 to 1600.”

    Jean Seah

  • art gallery

    24 June, 2024

    I have always enjoyed immersing myself in beautiful art, and now I have the opportunity to share it with my husband and children.

    Jean Seah

  • Carols by Candlelight

    19 December, 2023

    Many Australians have no idea that the history of Carols by Candlelight in Australia can be traced back to the influence of Cornish miners and their passion to love Christ through song.

    Warwick Marsh

  • way

    4 October, 2023

    Is the easy way always the best way? Or might we be called to something more than what we inherited from our families?

    Byron and Francine Pirola

  • battles

    10 July, 2023

    As a parent, we have so many things to look after; Making sure our kids actually eat, then also making sure it’s something that will actually benefit them; Having somewhere to sleep, preferably in a bed — warm and dry is great; and then, of course, education in our Western culture, in particular, is fairly important. Do we really need to do all of this? On top of all of this, ...

    Annette Spurr

  • creative children - art

    16 February, 2023

    A thousand words are said to be sparked by a single image. While smartphones, Insta-perfect apps, and polished pics have superseded canvas, brush strokes, oil, and acrylic, there’s still a lot of love for the latter. Millions are paid out every year just for a chance to own a framed part of history. It doesn’t take a smug, over-educated curator “specialising in the sublime” to point out the value this window ...

    Rod Lampard

  • happy home

    19 December, 2022

    The big question is: “How do you create a happy home?” I think a lot of people wished they had come from one. Working with young people and families with both older and younger children, I’ve noticed that a happy home can come from any race, occupation, economic status, political persuasion and any other variation you wish to throw into the mix. When you have a strong culture in a home, ...

    Annette Spurr

  • men

    1 December, 2022

    A new book from Richard V. Reeves is winning widespread applause for offering hope to men in a post-feminist world. Released in September, ‘Of Boys and Men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it, the father, author, and British-American expat argues for a fundamental shift in the societal attitude towards masculinity. The Guardian highlighted two of Reeves’ major points, first congratulating the author ...

    Rod Lampard

  • culture

    18 October, 2022

    The culture of your family will be based on 3 things: What you allow What you don’t allow What you demonstrate/how you live your life I know what you’re thinking: that is way too simple, and way too obvious. Yes! Just the way I like things. At least when things are simple, I can pretend to understand most of them. Although these 3 elements are simple and seem obvious, the number ...

    Annette Spurr

  • family culture

    27 September, 2022

    Ahhh… reminiscing. Remember when your first child was born, and you held that precious bundle of possibility? Remember the emotions that welled up inside, the pride and joy of this beautiful new life? The thoughts that passed through your mind that you really weren’t sure what to do, because this brand new baby was completely reliant upon you. But at the same time, the dreams you had for him/her you were ...

    Annette Spurr

  • family culture

    19 September, 2022

    It’s become one of the major focuses for business in the last few years. Sports teams are constantly talking about it and whenever there are issues in society, it becomes a major focus. So what about the family? The basic building block of a strong society? It’s interesting that the majority of us have never given it a second thought. It is possible to have the family you want — the ...

    Annette Spurr

  • Rite of Passage - men

    10 July, 2021

    My good friend Robert Day sent me a link. He said, “Check out Gavin Topps and his ‘Fight Like a Pro’ Program”. Rob is a Dads4Kids board member. He has worked with men all his life. He knows men. So, I just had to check it out for myself. Below is the challenging call to Manhood from the Gavin Topps Rite of Passage for the Modern Man landing page. “Friend, if ...

    Warwick Marsh

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