The Christian right in Australia
It is excellent to again see Lucy Hamilton’s investigative work, this time concerning the rise and rise of the Christian Right and, specifically, that of Moira Deeming in Victoria.
We should be alert and alarmed, given its enormous influence in American politics, from abortion and LGBTQI+ rights to the war on Gaza.
Moira Deeming, mentored by right-wing commentator Peta Credlin, is the latest example of the intersection between church and state. The ‘culture wars’ have been waged for decades, not by the ‘woke’ left but by activists seeking to bend the arc of a moral universe towards their Christian fundamentalist world view.
Christians may no longer be in the majority in Australia, but the Christian Right has – as Ms Hamilton documents – infiltrated our political system. With wide and deep pockets it will no doubt be working to affect the outcome of the next election