Toby Caro argues that despite the contemporary fervour surrounding the date of Australia Day, there is nothing to celebrate, as January 26 predates any concept of the Australian Nation.
Author: The Queenslander
Independent, intelligent writing covering politics, history, literature, culture and Australian life.
The World Must Sanction China’s Genocidal Leadership
Drew Pavlou argues the world must sanction China’s leadership over Xinjiang
The Shadow of Paul Keating
Maxim Salvador Otten-kamp turns the light on Paul Keating’s decades-long shadow, and suggests it’s time for the once great leader to move aside.
Queensland’s Very Own Answer To Gladys Liu
Drew Pavlou describes former LNP leader John-Paul Langbroek’s close ties to the CCP
Late Modernity and Teleology
Erentsen Erentsenov describes the state of the modern left – not a social-justice-driven behemoth poised to destroy society, but a movement subject to the tyrannical whims of late capitalism.
Making Peace on Australian Campuses
Drew Pavlou argues discussion and peaceful attempts at mutual understanding can underpin a new peace on Australian campuses and city streets
On Anti-Intellectualism And The Cult Of Self-Proclaimed Millionaire Jack Bloomfield
The Queenslander publishes three responses to Australia’s growing anti-intellectualism as represented by the cult of self-proclaimed millionaire Jack Bloomfield
