Culture wars
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I’m done with outrage, but in 2024 I plan to chat … hard
So here’s my suggestion for a communal new year’s resolution: let’s make 2024 a year for forthright discussion – without all the vitriol.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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What’s driving former lefties to the right?
Unless the left can articulate a plausible vision of the future, some progressives will continue to be attracted by the uncluttered certainty of conservatism.
- by Michelle Goldberg
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Political leadership
Young and restless: Youth support for far right a threat to Albanese
A global phenomenon of disillusioned young voters backing far-right populists poses a new threat to Labor, a new paper by a left-leaning think tank warns.
- by Paul Sakkal
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‘Cossie livs’ is the word of the year. I can think of a much better one
Australians do not want persuasion or reason. They want a word for their grievance against other Australians. To put it finely, people just have the shits.
- by Malcolm Knox
America’s right has ripped off Bluey as it takes on Disney’s dominance
Politically powered kids TV has turned younger viewers into another demographic in America’s culture wars.
- by Michael Idato
Macron rejects gender-neutral writing to protect French language
In opening a new centre for the preservation of language and culture, the French president made a point of urging people not to give in to trends.
- by Vivian Song
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US politics
Donald Trump has hit a new low, even by his standards
It’s possible what we’re seeing isn’t the effects of a growing movement of a destructive force, but rather the shaking and rattling of a poorly built car whose doors and wheels are about to fall off.
- by Bill Wyman
How Sky News’s US-centric digital play is fracturing its newsroom
Sky News Australia’s strategy of delivering content toward an increasingly far-right, US-based audience has sparked a divide at the conservative broadcaster.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Voice to parliament
Why a No vote for the Voice is not a Yes vote for the Libs
The great right hope is that voters are rejecting the hegemony of the cultural elite, not just on the Voice but on all issues. They are mistaken.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Don’t mention the (culture) war. Even I’m shutting up
Listening to intolerance and fear rather than challenging it is easier said than done. But I’m trying.
- by Antoinette Lattouf
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Cinema
Left-wing propaganda or anti-feminist? What Barbie is really trying to say
Yes, Barbie the movie has heard of feminism. (And thinks it sounds awesome!) But how patriarchy-toppling is it really?
- by Diana Reid