Category Archives: Australia

1960s Anglo Australia

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Luke Ford

I just re-watched the 1978 Australian movie Newsfront and talked to a mate about it down under. Luke: “It was so lovely.” Mate: “You would have hated 1960s Anglo Australia. It was boring. It was 99% white. The food was … Continue reading →

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NYT: ‘Australia Grapples With Campus Assaults, and Reprisals Against Victims’

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Luke Ford

New York Times: “A January report by the advocacy group End Rape on Campus Australia found that universities had frequently failed to support victims of sexual assault and harassment.” Why should universities support those who make claims to being victims? … Continue reading →

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David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Luke Ford

David Stratton is the only consequential film critic Australia has produced. His autobiography is called, I Peed On Fellini (“a reference to a drunken attempt to shake Federico Fellini’s hand while using a urinal”). In his new ABC show, “David … Continue reading →

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57yo Australian Conservative Pundit Andrew Bolt Fights Back Against Antifa

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Luke Ford

Comments at Steve Sailer: * Some background on Bolt for the benefit of Steve’s readers: Bolt is one of Australia’s best-known conservative commentators, and the most prominent in Melbourne. No other commentator is excoriated as much by the SJW left … Continue reading →

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‘A Place To Call Home’

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Luke Ford

Feeling a tad homesick, I subscribed to Acorn TV on Amazon to watch this Australian soap. NYT: “Designed to satisfy your sprawling-period-saga hunger in the absence of “Downton Abbey,” this 1950s Australian melodrama is at four seasons and counting. It’s … Continue reading →

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