Former Prime Minister John Howard has lamented the rise of “minority fundamentalism” in Australia. Writing exclusively in The Australian Howard argued that the campaign for marriage equality is the biggest example of people displaying intolerance and bigotry. Spruiking a new book, The Tyranny of Tolerance by author Peter Kurti, Howard said the quality of public debate in Australia […]
Tags: AusPol, Bill Leak, identity politics, John Howard, Julian Porteous, Marriage, marriage equality
25 Jun 2017 /
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Political cartoonist Bill Leak has died in hospital after what is believed to be a heart attack at age 61. The long-serving employee of The Australian, Leak has been described by his employers at NewsCorp as “a giant in his field of cartooning and portraiture”. Paul Whittaker, Editor in Chief at The Australian, says he knows that many people at […]
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10 Mar 2017 |
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The Australian newspaper and cartoonist Bill Leak have been criticised over a cartoon published in yesterday’s edition of the newspaper which depicted the supporters of marriage equality to the Nazi regime. Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) said he understood why cartoonists are drawn to the Nazi analogy but described the comparison […]
Tags: Australian Christian Lobby, Bill Leak, Bill Muelenberg, Jim Wallace, Nazi, The Australian
22 Sep 2016 |
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Controversial cartoonist Bill Leak has taken aim at the LGBTIQ community with a portrayal of the Australia’s queer community as Nazi soldiers. The cartoon which appears on the letters page of today’s edition of The Australian. The cartoon is titled ‘Waffen SSM’ a word play on the Nazi’s Waffen SS and the initials for Same […]
Tags: Andrew Bolt, Bill Leak, Mecure Hotel, plebiscite, SKY News, The Australian
21 Sep 2016 |
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