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Cancel culture is the increasing practice of withdrawing support for (cancelling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something opponents disagree with.

An Evening with Konstantin Kisin – MELBOURNE
Konstantin Kisin, Glenn FaheyDecember 18, 2023
The Centre for Independent Studies presents Konstantin Kisin live in Australia this February/March for a...
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Celebrity slavery: Seeking reparations from Benedict Cumberbatch
Peter KurtiJanuary 20, 2023THE SPECTATOR

Despite booting out the late Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state back in...

CIS Nanny State Awards 2022
Steven SchwartzDecember 8, 2022

This year’s highly un-coveted Nanny State Award was a tight contest, with a horde of...

Corporate virtue-signalling is a dystopian reality the movies warned us about
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOOctober 11, 2022SKY NEWS

When I was a teenager, my mates and I watched the Rollerball movie. In its...

How Woke Won - Joanna Williams - review
How Woke Won: book review
Peter KurtiSeptember 18, 2022QUADRANT

HOW WOKE WON: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason. Joanna Williams, (London:...

Tearing down statues
Tearing down statues is the latest salvo in the anti-historical mission
Peter KurtiAugust 24, 2022SKY NEWS

The statue of 19th century Tasmanian premier, William Crowther, erected in 1889, is the latest...

Corporate Virtue Signalling: How to Stop Big Business from Meddling in Politics
Jeremy SammutApril 30, 2019

CLICK HERE TO BUY HARDCOPY   Snowflake- A very sensitive person. Someone who is easily...

Taking Back Control: Restoring Universalism in the Age of Identity Politics
Amanda StokerApril 16, 2019OP170

It can feel safer avoiding conversations on social issues that can be landmines at the...

Curbing Corporate Social Responsibility: Preventing Politicisation – and Preserving Pluralism – in Australian Business
Jeremy SammutAugust 21, 2018AP2

The unprecedented part that leading that Australian companies played in the same-sex marriage campaign in...

John Howard: A Conversation on Culture
John Howard OM AC, Tom Switzer, Jeremy SammutJuly 26, 2018OP166

Based on the remarks made by former Prime Minister John Howard at the launch of...

Wrongthink will be spellchecked
Monica WilkieJune 18, 2020Ideas@theCentre

In response to the BLM movement, comedy, film and beer have been ‘cancelled’ due to...

Censoring history makes the past impossible to grasp
Tom Switzer, Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJune 15, 2020Sydney Morning Herald

Much of history is a story of unintended consequences. What began as a protest at...

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