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Political leadership
Identity politics has the power to be meaningful. If only we stopped making it an incoherent mess
Since the resignation of Senator Fatima Payman, fretting about identity politics has become a renewed national sport. Now it’s the frame through which all political actions must pass.
- by Waleed Aly
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Australia will lose if Payman’s identity politics triumphs
The senator’s passionate politics renders compromise unpalatable. The last thing Australia needs is this type of politics.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Racism
I was heading off to study abroad, but now my phone is alive with alerts
I can’t help but envy the Anglo-Saxon students in my cohort going on exchange. For them, travel warnings take the form of earthquakes or avalanches.
- by Satara Uthayakumaran
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Victoria Police conduct
Victoria Police told to reinstate officer who questioned women-only gym sessions
Detective Senior Constable Brad McPherson was told not to come to work after questioning a trial of women-only gym sessions at the force’s training academy.
- by Cameron Houston
‘A sound bite out of context’: Tingle’s racism claim backed by facts
Misinformation rules unless context is heard and understood.
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HIV
Revealed: The new front in Sydney’s 40-year HIV battle
Australia’s oldest AIDS charity is taking the battle against HIV, homophobia and discrimination to western Sydney as the virus affects a new generation.
- by Andrew Hornery
Western Sydney council reverses controversial book ban after heated debate
A Sydney council’s controversial ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents has been overturned after hours of fiery debate.
- by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
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Sydney councils
We asked every Cumberland councillor about the same-sex book ban. Here’s what they said
The Sydney council will probably overturn its controversial ban at a meeting on Wednesday night, as it is revealed the banned book was borrowed once in five years.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Literature
Scared of same-sex parents? Wait until you meet this caterpillar with an eating disorder
No book should ever be banned, but if you’re really worried about kids’ safety, maybe we should start censoring some of the classics.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Mother's Day
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
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