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By cancelling Mother’s Day, this school is so inclusive it excludes mums

By cancelling Mother’s Day, this school is so inclusive it excludes mums

Hunter Valley Grammar School has cancelled its Mother’s Day gift stall for children in K-6 and replaced it with a “Family Gift Stall”.

  • by Brad Emery

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Did woke culture really kill the sitcom?

Did woke culture really kill the sitcom?

Jerry Seinfeld claims that the “extreme left” is to blame for the death of comedy on TV – but is he right?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Jerry Seinfeld blames ‘extreme left’ for ruining comedy

Jerry Seinfeld blames ‘extreme left’ for ruining comedy

The 70-year-old comedian has revealed the jokes he says he couldn’t get away with on his celebrated sitcom today.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
The charts that prove social media has bigger dangers than Elon Musk’s ego

The charts that prove social media has bigger dangers than Elon Musk’s ego

The argument about the violent terror attack video is urgent and important. But what if the greater danger is slow and insidious?

  • by David Crowe
The best thing about the Lehrmann judgment? Its slowness in a time of dangerous speed
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The best thing about the Lehrmann judgment? Its slowness in a time of dangerous speed

We have increasing difficulty in integrating disparate views, and having civil disagreements. The only antidotes are slowness, nuance, and a tolerance for complexity – all things that are increasingly rare.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
Civil War is dividing audiences. But what is the chilling film trying to say?

Civil War is dividing audiences. But what is the chilling film trying to say?

The author of The Beach and director of Ex Machina has made a film about the collapse of democracy. It’s a harrowing vision but, he says, it needn’t come true.

  • by Karl Quinn
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This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling
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This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling

When the author dared police to arrest her – if they believed she’d broken new hate-speech laws – she struck a blow for freedom.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Why these best-selling authors are playing a dangerous game

Why these best-selling authors are playing a dangerous game

On their way to Australia, Ann Patchett and Lauren Groff explain why selling certain books demands grit these days.

  • by Jane Sullivan
Context is everything: Revisiting Chris Lilley’s Jonah after Leniu-Mam saga

Context is everything: Revisiting Chris Lilley’s Jonah after Leniu-Mam saga

The racism case that has polarised the NRL has raised difficult questions about what’s offensive and who gets to judge it.

  • by Emma Kemp
Australia’s new commissioner says ‘anti-white racism’ claims miss the point

Australia’s new commissioner says ‘anti-white racism’ claims miss the point

If conversations about racism feel difficult or make you uncomfortable, Australia’s new race discrimination commissioner is not surprised.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
Privileged white men are under attack again. Somebody please call Anti-Discrimination!

Privileged white men are under attack again. Somebody please call Anti-Discrimination!

The King’s School headmaster is railing against ‘wokeness’. Grab a musket and ready the hounds.

  • by Michelle Cazzulino