Rod Lampard
Rod, his wife Jonda, and their five kids are homeschooling veterans. Rod spent 12 years in management at Koorong, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry & Theology, and is an independent journalist and writer for the theological, politically edgy news site Caldron Pool. Rod also writes for the Spectator. Find his personal blog here.
Articles by Rod Lampard:
8 October 2025
2.8 MINS
St Francis of Assisi Day will return as an Italian holiday in 2026. The national day dedicated to the nation’s saint was axed in 1977 as part of broader loan approval conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
3 October 2025
3.1 MINS
Staunch defender of medical freedom, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s latest move supercharges safeguards for informed consent.
1 October 2025
2.3 MINS
New South Wales legislative Libertarian John Ruddick wants to end sex selective abortions in the state. Ruddick’s Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Sex Selection Prohibition) Bill was motioned on 7 August and is scheduled to be presented in full on 22 October.
29 September 2025
2.6 MINS
A 2021 Barna Group survey has revealed that a majority of parents believe discipleship is solely for the church, not the home. According to the shocking 17 September report, 51% of American Christian parents surveyed “expected the church to take the lead.”
25 September 2025
3.3 MINS
Courage and common sense are making a political comeback. So argued Senator Matt Canavan in his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Brisbane over the weekend. Canavan’s comments were, in part, a salute to Andrew Hastie, who bypassed the bulldust and drew battlelines [...]
24 September 2025
4.6 MINS
Who does the Australian public broadcaster get to present Australians with an "expert" opinion on Charlie Kirk? The ABC invites Hasan Piker, a well-known left-wing influencer. They platformed a pity party for Piker, who wants people like Kirk killed, as long as it's “justified”.
22 September 2025
3.3 MINS
Andrew Hastie’s declaration of war on the Carbon Zero climate con is a clear step towards him becoming the leader of the opposition. The priority is Australia First, and getting the nation out of this net-zero straitjacket.
19 September 2025
2.8 MINS
A Christian influencer in France is dead because he criticised Islam. Ashur Sarnaya was ambushed and then struck in the neck with a machete during a live TikTok broadcast on 10 September.
12 September 2025
3 MINS
Many on the woke left are celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, while those outside that demonic hive mind are celebrating him. To those who would say that this murder was a consequence of “polarisation”, give no quarter.
10 September 2025
3.2 MINS
Former Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews is living proof that the land Down Under is upside-down because of the lust for power. Andrews can do photo-ops with murderous dictators, and yet the average Aussie who questions mass immigration or multiculturalism is instantly branded a rabid racist.
5 September 2025
2.7 MINS
Rather than ban burning the Australian national flag, our feckless politicians banned the flag from the Senate instead. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was forced to remove the Blue Ensign. This was despite the flag being relevant to the day, her speech, and the House.
4 September 2025
2.8 MINS
Jim Caviezel is unrecognisable as King Herod in Zero A.D., an Angel Studios epic set for release in December. Zero A.D. also brings three major Australian actors into the faith-based conservative studio’s orbit. The Biblical recount tackles the Magi, mass murder and the miraculous.
29 August 2025
2.6 MINS
Castle Law grants immunity to citizens for defending their homes against intruders. Current New South Wales legislation is almost non-existent, and appears to be more for the benefit of the intruder than the defender.
27 August 2025
3.2 MINS
A major discovery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirms Christianity was flourishing in the country before the invention of Islam.
26 August 2025
2.9 MINS
Egypt’s Islamic regime is allegedly waging a lobbying war to cover up crimes against Egyptian Christians. A damning new report from Coptic Solidarity researcher Mark Basta exposed what he calls “covert channels” used to gloss over human rights abuses.
20 August 2025
5.3 MINS
So powerful was his conversion that Chuck Girard, who once thought the ’60s mantra of “turning on, tuning in, and dropping out” would set him free, became a forebear of the Jesus Music genre.
18 August 2025
3.5 MINS
Published by the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the restoration of rights is in conjunction with Team Trump repealing an anti-Christian bias embedded within American government institutions.
15 August 2025
2.2 MINS
Jordan Peterson is taking a sabbatical. Health concerns are forcing the conservative heavyweight to take some downtime due to an overexposure to mould, inflaming an ongoing medical condition.
8 August 2025
2.9 MINS
Egyptian Christian convert Said Mansour Abdelrazek was arrested on July 15 for a terrorist offence. His 'crime'? Asking the government to change his identification papers to show he was a Christian.
6 August 2025
2.8 MINS
The former Qld Labor government proposed devastating changes to homeschooling. But a grassroots movement, including a petition of 22,000 people, fought those changes and won, leading to the new LNP Government implementing positive home education reform. It's a victorious lesson for homeschoolers across the country.