Old hatreds have infiltrated Australia, and we let them in

We must never allow this ancient hatred to grow roots in Australian soil.

If only our government had been as dogmatic about protecting our society as it has been about protecting our ecosystem, we might have kept out ancient hatreds in the same way we have kept out rabies.

Instead, we have ended up with an extreme form of liberalism that protects the worst of us instead of those of us who contribute to the common good. Regardless of whether this was a religious or racist attack, it is clearly an attack on Australia’s Jewish people.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Old hatreds have infiltrated Australia, and we let them in.

My thoughts and prayers are with Australia’s Jewish community at this time. https://t.co/ofvwQiiwyP

— Dr Michael de Percy (@FlaneurPolitiq) December 14, 2025