Tag: Australian nationalism
What the Ash Barty and ‘Special K’ tennis triumphs say about Australia and the buttoned-up sport industry
Image: Mark Baker/AP
The lead-up to the 2022 Australian Open was dominated by the unvaccinated top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic’s ignominious deportation from Australia.
Djokovic’s absence prompted...
Outrage over schoolgirl refusing to stand for anthem shows rise of aggressive nationalism
The brouhaha over a nine-year-old girl refusing to stand
for the national anthem appears to confirm that tolerance is on the wane
and nationalist sentiment...