News & Views Adelaide Writers’ Week: When ‘cultural sensitivity’ becomes censorship If we cannot have free thought and exchange of ideas at a writers’ festival, where exactly can we have them?
News & Views Jimmy Kimmel to be reinstated after public backlash over censorship In the wake of public backlash and concerns over censorship, the network that suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show has reversed their decision.
Books Authors boycott Bendigo Writers Festival over code of conduct silencing criticism of Israel A number of authors have withdrawn from the Bendigo Writers Festival over concerns about free speech relating to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
News & Views Julianne Moore’s children’s book about redheads is under ‘review’. What’s happening with US book bans under Trump? Julianne Moore’s book about a redheaded girl who learns to accept her freckles was flagged as “potentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics”.
Tech Is CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino the ultimate glass cliff candidate? X CEO Linda Yaccarino is resisting public pressure to resign from her role. Is this be another woman, made to clean up the mess made by men?
News & Views Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 45 years prison for social media posts Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for posting messages on social media that “tear [the kingdom’s] social fabric.”
News & Views Men who think ‘free speech’ should come without consequence are fighting a losing battle as society evolves Cancel culture, isn’t a threat to our way of life in Australia. To the contrary, it’s a sign of necessary progress.
