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‘I’m offended’ has won

26 August 2017

9:00 AM

26 August 2017

9:00 AM

Earlier in the year, Janet Albrechtsen wrote in the Australian that ‘the cult of taking offence was running rife on university campuses, where it threatens to do the most damage,’ and that ‘the coddling of the Australian student mind is under way.’

Of course, we’ve heard this all before. When it comes to free speech, challenging debate and diversity of views, the antipathy of universities is well documented.

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