Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups

If activists don't want the Australian state, then we need to ensure they are not benefiting from it.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups.

Taxpayer money should not be spent on activist groups, projects, or individuals who promote division, decolonisation, or seek to divide Australia along racial lines.

They can do that on their own dime.

It is not an appropriate use of taxpayer money. And yes, it's a lot of… pic.twitter.com/4TLcsNi4yx

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) January 27, 2026