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Leading article Australia

Quantum of decline

11 May 2024

9:00 AM

11 May 2024

9:00 AM

On too many fronts, our civilisation and our decency are crumbling before our eyes. The beauty, of course, of the great Western democratic experiment is that all reasonable viewpoints are legitimate to hold and to be debated, respectfully, but the exercising of none should restrict the freedoms and beliefs of others.

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