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Australian Notes

Australian notes

16 June 2018

9:00 AM

16 June 2018

9:00 AM

Western Civ

That the Australian National University has rejected funding to establish a Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation proves how successful the cultural-left has been in its long march through the academy.

And you can forget the argument that the reason is because the ANU is concerned about academic independence. The reality is that there is a deep seated hostility towards Western civilisation where those who defend it are condemned as ‘Eurocentric’ and guilty of promoting ‘whiteness’.

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