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‘Away with the Manger’: Christmas hijacked by politics

<em>Away with the manger; no wisemen from afar; the little Lord Jesus; replaced by Indigenous art!</em>

24 December 2022

10:00 AM

24 December 2022

10:00 AM

Imagine Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building bulldozed into rubble. That was the likely fate of the historic structure in the 1960s before a massive restoration project saved it from demolition.

Today, the building stands as a poignant reminder of the importance of history and tradition – particularly in December where Christmas at the QVB has become a much-loved family institution.

However, QVB bosses have effectively bulldozed 2000 years’ worth of Christmas tradition with their latest end-of-year ensemble.

Christmas at the QVB is being cancelled by a virtue signalling class of corporate activists.

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