Political Polarisation in Australia
We are at a crossroads—either we prepare for a world of identity politics and populism, or we restore settlement politics in Australia.
Damien Freeman
· 19 min read
Australia
A collection of 52 posts
On Confected Radicalism: Quillette Cetera Episode 31
A conversation with Quillette founder Claire Lehmann.
Zoe Booth
· 13 min read
Australia's New Free Speech Union: Quillette Cetera Episode 29
A conversation with the director of Australia's new Free Speech Union.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
Australia Day: A Contentious Celebration
The founding of Australia is still worthy of commemoration.
Adrian Nguyen
· 11 min read
Is Sanity Returning to the Australian Gender Debate?
There have been numerous incidents of vociferous trans activism in Tasmania, yet it was still possible to pass sensible legislation.
Holly Lawford-Smith
· 6 min read
Australian Universities Have a Viewpoint Diversity Problem: Quillette Cetera Episode 24
A conversation with heterodox sociologist Andrew Glover.
Zoe Booth
· 1 min read
In Rejecting the Voice, Australians Reject Grievance Politics
In rejecting the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Australians reaffirmed the democratic principle of equality before the law.
Claire Lehmann
· 4 min read
The Aboriginal Voice to Parliament: Wrong in Principle, Disastrous in Practice
We should not make race the organising principle of a new chapter of our Constitution.
Ramesh Thakur
· 19 min read
A Voice from the Heart
Legal equality and the politics of disappointment.
Andrew Gleeson
· 14 min read
Four Corners' Failure
In its treatment of gender clinics, the flagship investigative program of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation failed to present crucial evidence.
Bernard Lane
· 11 min read
Gender’s Truth-Distortion Field
Across the English-speaking world, the discussion of trans rights is governed by taboos, sacred myths, and, in some cases, outright lies.
Sean Masters
· 10 min read
The Inimitable Barry Humphries
Farewell to Australia’s best-known comic and social satirist.
Andrew Gleeson
· 8 min read
Why AUKUS Matters
The deal is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
Our Glorious Unhead of State
The idea of an Australian republic is attractive to some, but there's a strong case for a humble head of state.
Harry Lehmann
· 4 min read
An Australian Perspective on Abortion
The closest example of a counterfactual to Roe v. Wade is Australia, where there is a federal system with no unifying law or ruling concerning abortion.
Dara Macdonald
· 11 min read