The Latest From Laurence W Maher
Among the ideological vocabulary used in the health minister’s attempt to justify Premier Andrews' severing the lineage of liberty going back to Magna Carta are 'accountability', 'at-risk/communities', 'diverse/diversity', 'holistic', 'identity', 'inclusive', 'oppressed', 'privilege', 'respect/ful', 'resilience' and 'vulnerable'. Thus is freedom buried beneath an avalanche of buzz words, dissembling and noxious intent
Nov 16 2021
8 mins
The national broadcaster's bedrock 'truth' is that some ideas are superior and thus can only be reported and expressed in ways which conform to rigid standards – the world of policed 'narratives', 'story-telling' and 'conversations'. That this is in gross breach of the ABC Act (1983) doesn't trouble the ABC or, apparently, the Coalition
Oct 14 2021
10 mins