Sir Frank Lowy reflects on anti-semitism
Last weekend I was honoured to catch up again with Frank Lowy, surely Australia’s most successful 20th Century immigrant. I’d …
Culture & Society Commentaries
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Don’t let death become an easy way out for criminals
Hume’s death raises serious questions. Not just about his rights, but about ours. About the rights of victims. About the meaning of justice.
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Bob Carr’s genocide claims are dangerous for social cohesion
Labor’s Friends of Israel group has made this point forcefully. They call for principled criticism, but without resorting to inflammatory …
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Back the plan and save Australia from hatred
Our Jewish neighbours, colleagues and friends are facing harassment, threats and exclusion in ways this country hasn’t seen in decades.
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Lattouf judgment evidence of an ABC that has badly lost its way
The Federal Court’s judgment in favour of journalist Antoinette Lattouf represents not just humiliation for the ABC. It is also …
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When hatred finds a home in our institutions
I recently watched the documentary October 8, a searing and distressing film about the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas …
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When it feels like Australia is falling apart, hard truths can bring us back
Faced with violent protests, rising antisemitism and growing cultural division, Australians are entitled to ask each other: what still holds …
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Why hope still matters in a divided world
Hope is easily dismissed as illusory when the grounds for holding fast to it appear to be crumbling. For example, …
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Identity politics, enclaves, undermine common values
Hastily-convened citizenship ceremonies around the nation raised suspicions that the federal government was trying to enrol more Labor voters ahead …
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Time to say bye-bye to the wokerati’s bullying tactics
On Australia Day, Sydney’s Circular Quay, between the magnificent Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, was thronged with Australians of …