These days, imperialism is so at odds with political fashions that few say a good word for it. Deepak Lal, one of the wisest men I’ve known, dared do just that, noting that empires come in two varieties: those that plunder and those, such as the British Empire, that served as custodians of laws and civil order

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During the Black Lives Matter protests Scott Morrison said there had never been slavery in Australia. Some days later he said his statement was wrong and apologized in parliament. However, he was badly advised, and had been right the first time, as this three-part historical series from Quadrant shows

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During the Black Lives Matter protests Scott Morrison said there had never been slavery in Australia. Some days later he said his statement was wrong and apologized in parliament. However, he was badly advised, and had been right the first time, as this second installment of Quadrant's three-part historical series shows

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During the Black Lives Matter protests Scott Morrison said there had never been slavery in Australia. Some days later he said his statement was wrong and apologized in parliament. However, he was badly advised, and had been right the first time, as this three-part historical series from Quadrant shows

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According to the traditional account, James Cook took formal possession of Australia's east coast on a little island on to the west of Cape York in the Torres Strait. There is a problem, however, with what the official account of this ceremony. It probably never happened

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Victoria should join New South Wales in allowing high-profile criminal matters to be heard by a judge alone. Judges, at least, should be above the baying mob.                       —The Australian, April 8 This recommendation from an editorial in The Australian reflected many commentaries on the High Court verdict that freed Cardinal George Pell from prison […]

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According to Geoffrey Robertson, the most notable Australian item in the British Museum is the Gweagal Shield, which he maintains was 'plundered' at Botany Bay by James Cook, whom he also holds responsible the 'bullet hole' at its centre. Today, the 250th anniversary of his arrival, its even more appropriate than usual to refute the lies of the Left

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Victoria's Chief Justice Anne Ferguson and President of the Court of Appeal Chris Maxwell are even more responsible than the jury for the continuation of Cardinal Pell’s persecution. The errors in their empirical deductions and logical conclusions should alarm all Australians, particularly Victorians

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The Jacobins' heirs insist it is they who speak for the wretched of the earth, claiming to be on the side of blacks, women, gays, indigenes, refugees and anyone else they define as the victims of oppression. Gertrude Himmelfarb, lost to us in December at the age of 97, demonstrated what a facade these claims actually are

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Victoria Police charged George Pell even though they heard two quite different stories from his choirboy accuser: the first that the alleged abuse occurred during the week after choir practice in the ‘closed-off’ cathedral; the second, that it took place after Mass on a Sunday when the cathedral was a ‘hive of activity’

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