Liberal’s radical shift to socialism

Liberal’s radical shift to socialism

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THE art of politics generally changes with each generation but in the past such changes were fairly slight and were kept from getting out of hand by older and more experienced political practitioners. However, in more recent times the change has been so fast-moving that it brings about a sense of confusion acerbated by the now 24-hour news cycle. What was once the Fourth Estate and a reliable check on political abuse of power now has little understanding of the art of politics and almost no regard for the national interest.

Sorry girls, but all men aren’t guilty

Sorry girls, but all men aren’t guilty

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THE Australian parliament and the Scott Morrison government are being rocked by an incident where a young female advisor alleges being raped in a minister’s office where she worked after returning from a night’s drinking with colleagues. As a teenage boy seeing his mother beaten and assaulted as a result of domestic violence I’m the first to agree too many women are shamefully abused and victimised by men. At the same time I refuse to believe society is riven with misogyny, that all men are guilty and that women are always passive victims.

University chief attacks free speech code

University chief attacks free speech code

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FORMER Melbourne University vice-chancellor Glyn Davis has called the government a “threat” to academic freedoms over its insistence on freedom of speech on campus. In a heated exchange with former education minister Dan Tehan, Prof Davis wrote “there is an irony in governments deciding to investigate academic freedoms as government frequently emerges as the largest threat to such freedoms”.

Andrews: ‘We truly have higher standard than NSW’

Andrews: ‘We truly have higher standard than NSW’

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THE politician who has overseen more death and economic destruction than perhaps any premier in history has claimed to have the nation’s highest standards. With 820 COVID-related Victorian deaths – compared to 89 for the rest of Australia – and his State this week returning to total lockdown for a third stint, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has reached new levels of political spin.

Destroying Australia one statue at a time

Destroying Australia one statue at a time

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THE vitriolic, personal attacks on the tennis great Margaret Court provide the most recent example of the poisonous impact of cancel culture as does the perennial complaint by black activists that the First Fleet’s arrival celebrated on Australia Day heralds the beginning of Aboriginal genocide. Even “It’s your ABC” has gone to the dark side describing the nation’s birth as invasion day.