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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.

On Liberty EP95 No Harm Done from Harm Reduction
Glenn Fahey, Mr Simon BrehenyJuly 20, 2022On Liberty
Simon Breheny argues heavy-handed regulations are not the answer to improving heath outcomes. Education, rather...
On Liberty EP88 Present at the Creation of Wokism
Salvatore Babones, Mr Bob CatleyMay 12, 2022On Liberty
On the show this week, we welcome Professor Bob Catley, as he discusses the creation...
Postcolonial guilt-trippers are doing more harm than good
Peter KurtiApril 9, 2022The Australian

Two years ago, the Australian ­winter was marred by vandalism of statues commemorating notable figures...

The Eclipse of Reason: The Real Crisis in the West
Peter Kurti, Melanie PhillipsFebruary 10, 2022

On Tuesday, December 7 we hosted our final webinar of 2021. CIS culture program director,...

Where is Australia headed?
Nicholas Moore, Robert Forsyth, Anjali Nadaradjane, Tom SwitzerFebruary 7, 2022
There are good reasons to be distressed about the state of today’s world and Australia’s...
Schools producing woke sense and sensibilities
Glenn Fahey, Tanveer Ahmed, Claire FoxAugust 24, 2021

Schools and universities have become preoccupied with cushioning students’ experiences, rather than challenging them. The...

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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