Tag Archive: Australia

Right-Wing Parties Must Stop Indulging the Proponents of Censorship

The Right is being hampered in its stand against censorship and 'hate speech' laws by its indulgence of too many in its own ranks who support clampdowns on free speech. Time to draw a clear line, says Prof James Allan.

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Australia’s New Hate Speech Bill Set to be Scuttled

The good news is the Australian hate speech bill rushed out after Bondi Beach looks set to fail. The bad news is it's because Greens are demanding something even more draconian, say Rebekah Barnett and Andrew Lowenthal.

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Bondi Beach and the Limits of the Propositional Nation

The Bondi Beach massacre has shaken Australia to its core, calling into question whether its model of a propositional nation united around democratic norms can succeed, say Profs Michael Rainsborough and Andrew T.H. Tan.

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Starmer Poised to Ban Under-16s From Social Media

Sir Keir Starmer is ready to impose a social media ban on under-16s after dropping his opposition to Australia-style restrictions backed by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

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The Marvellous Miseries of Multiculturalism

After the Bondi Beach atrocity, Professor James Allan looks ahead to 2026 with a heavy heart. Australia, he says, urgently needs to reassess its commitment to multiculturalism. But no one is willing to do what it takes.

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The Bondi Beach Massacre Shows the Biggest threat to Social Cohesion is Not Racism, but Radical Islam

The Bondi Beach massacre is yet more proof, if any more were needed, that the biggest threat to social cohesion in Western countries is not native bigotry but imported radical Islam.

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Heroic Muslims Are Not the “Antidote” to Islamist Terror

After the awful massacre of Jews on Bondi beach, far too many commentators focused on the actions of the heroic Muslim who tackled one gunman. Heroic Muslims are not the "antidote" to Islamist terror, says Steven Tucker.

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Dale Vince Links Bondi Beach Massacre to Israel

Labour donor and green energy tycoon Dale Vince has sparked a backlash after linking the Bondi Beach massacre to Israel's actions in Gaza, saying Netanyahu "wants antisemitism to be a thing” and "acts to make it so".

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The Outgoing Tide of Freedom

Britain's freedom is ebbing fast, with double standards on protests and jury trials under threat. James Allan warns it's a tide we must fight before it's gone for good.

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Labour’s National Curriculum Review Repeats All the Usual Left-Wing Mistakes

Dr Kevin Donnelly, who chaired the 2014 review of the Australian national curriculum, delivers his withering verdict on Labour's review of Britain's: "Repeats the mistakes characteristic of politically correct education."

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