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Pell’s Pyrrhic Victory

Pell became a public target onto which a deep well of private resentment—much of which was wholly irrelevant to his own conduct—could be directed when the opportunity arose.

RJ Smith

7 Apr 2020 · 6 min read

Convictions and Doubts: The Case of Cardinal Pell

Several factors cast doubt on the accuracy and/or veracity of the complainant’s account.

RJ Smith

10 Feb 2020 · 14 min read

Derailing Australia’s Campus Rape Panic

Universities Australia has just commissioned a new survey on sexual assault intended to cook up more impressive rape statistics after the failure of the AHRC to produce the desired results.

Bettina Arndt

21 Dec 2019 · 6 min read

Equal Pay for Unequal Work—A Symptom of Prosperity

The Matildas’ landmark deal may actually prove counterproductive for the pay gap movement.

Luke J. Graham

24 Nov 2019 · 7 min read

Why Is a Top Australian University Supporting Indigenous Creationism?

The message in Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian People is that the UNSW now regards its core mission—the pursuit of truth—as negotiable if it conflicts with the postures associated with social justice.

Andrew Glover

23 Jul 2019 · 5 min read

At Australian Ballot Boxes, the Left’s Empathy Deficit Came Home to Roost

Progressive politicians like to assume that, on election day at least, blue-collar workers and urban progressives will bridge their differences, and make common cause to support leftist economic policies.

Claire Lehmann

20 May 2019 · 5 min read

The Market for Virtue: Why Companies like Qantas are Campaigning for Marriage Equality

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said he will “be out there strongly campaigning for a Yes vote” in the upcoming marriage equality postal ballot.

Carl Rhodes

29 Aug 2017 · 4 min read