The Harper’s Letter: Free Speech and Open Debate in Social Media Spaces

The social media landscape has, once again, been embroiled over the issues of free speech and ‘cancel culture’ this month following Harper’s open letter titled “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate”. The letter, signed by over 150 writers, journalists, historians and other prominent figures, includes Noam Chomsky, JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood, … Continue reading The Harper’s Letter: Free Speech and Open Debate in Social Media Spaces

“Bushfire Hell”: Bushfires, Climate Change and the Australian Political Landscape

"It is not a political thing — it is a scientific fact that we are going through climate change." Carol Sparks, the Mayor of the small country town of Glen Innes, has recently described her experience of the ongoing NSW and QLD bushfires in her Guardian piece, ‘We've been in bushfire hell in Glen Innes … Continue reading “Bushfire Hell”: Bushfires, Climate Change and the Australian Political Landscape

Reacts and Unrest: The Use of Social Media in the World of Protests

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.” The words of William Faulkner have, on the face of it, never been more relevant in the age of social media, whereby unparalleled … Continue reading Reacts and Unrest: The Use of Social Media in the World of Protests