At the end of last week, the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English convened in Melbourne for its annual conference entitled ‘’Now, Gods, Stand Up for Bastards!” which is a direct quote...
The outcome of the same-sex marriage poll is probably one of the least surprising things to have happened this year. It is simply the logical culmination of two streams, which neatly came together...
The IPA’s Dr Bella d’Abrera explains the dangers of identity politics, and how this way of thinking is impacting Australian universities.
In 440 BC, the Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus broke with tradition by collecting primary sources and then systematically and critically arranging them into a narrative. In doing so, he...
The history and substance of Western civilisation that are essential to understanding our present and shaping our future are not being taught to history undergraduates. Instead, the focus of a...
History undergraduates are not being taught about the history and substance of Western Civilisation, according to a new Institute of Public Affairs report The Rise of Identity Politics: An Audit...
This is a systematic review of all 746 history undergraduate courses taught in 2017 at the 35 Australian universities which offer history as a program of study. The main findings of The Rise of...
A discussion of ‘The Rise of Identity Politics: An Audit of History Teaching at Australian Universities in 2017’ written by Dr Bella d’Abrera.
Australia’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher education, the University of Sydney, has reached an all- time low. In a remarkable act of institutional suicide, the university...
Calls for the removal of statues or other historic monuments have been a feature of identity politics for some time, but recently this movement has taken a darker turn. The toppling of the statue...
Join us on a politically correct walking tour of Ballarat’s statues and monuments.
Earlier this month, parents at Forestville Public School in the Northern beaches were invited to watch their children perform in a play entitled ‘Australia –You’re Standing in It’. Much of the...
