Islam is incompatible with Western civilisation, which Islamists and knowledgeable Muslims fully grasp. On the other hand, the deluded political and media Left don’t know it or, more often, don't want to know it, clinging instead to a baseless Micawberish hope that fourteen centuries of conquest and belief in Muslim superiority is but a passing phase
The months between Anthony Albanese's rash election-night pledge and the Voice's overwhelming rejection on October 14 saw public support follow an unvarying downward path to utter defeat. Much as its promoters prefer to blame racism, misinformation and 'sheer stupidity' for their failure, it was hubris, arrogance and bullying which brought their cause undone
The prospect of Australia becoming a republic, replacing the King as head of state, has been set back after the overwhelming rejection of a referendum to give greater political rights to indigenous people