Gramsci was right and we are failing our children

Gramsci was right and we are failing our children The continuing opposition to the Ramsay Centre on the grounds that Western civilisation has been oppressive, inequitable and responsi­ble for all manner of evil shows how influential and widespread cultural Marxism has becom­e since it was first championed by Antonio Gramsci early last centur­y. Gramsci was…

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Political agendas ‘ruining’ learning, says report

Political agendas ‘ruining’ learning, says report “Twenty-first century skills” such as creativity and inter­cultural understanding are not much use if you cannot read or write. That’s the message from Fiona Mueller and Kevin Donnelly in their just-published school education policy paper for Nationals party think tank the Page Research Centre. Dr Donnelly said one of…

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Congratulations to our Director Bill Baxter AM on his being named a Member of the Order of Australia this Australia Day!

Rutherglen’s Bill Baxter, a former member of Parliament and the minister responsible for establishing Melbourne’s CityLink, has been awarded the Member of the Order of Australia. The 71-year-old was a member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1973 to 2006 and was Minister for Roads and Ports in the Kennett McNamara government. “I was fortunate…

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