Culture war and conspiracism as election strategy

In this latest Australian election cycle, history repeats itself with increasing intensity as policy debate is…

Murdoch and the IPA Politicise Freedom in Battlelines for Next Year’s Elections

Ongoing protests over Victorian state government lockdowns and vaccine mandates are emerging as fodder for ‘moral…

Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

Debney, B. (2019). Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve. In C. M.…

Media Hype, Imaginary Hobgoblins: Malcolm And Peter’s Politics Of Moral Panic

Homelessness? Housing unaffordability? Domestic violence epidemic? Growing income inequality? Climate change? Support for renewables? Nope. Apparently…

Working paper: The Terror Scare: War on Terror Mythology and Moral Panic

https://www.academia.edu/28916965/The_Terror_Scare_War_on_Terror_Mythology_and_Moral_Panic ‘Moral judgment about the historical events with which War on Terror narratives have become associated…

Crises Worthy and Otherwise: Terror Scare vs. Climate Change

‘Never let a good crisis go to waste,’ Winston Churchill famously remarked. Famed for leading the…