Quote of the Day: Which formerly politically correct term is now politically incorrect?
The XYZ Quote of the Day for October 24, 2015, broaches the prospect that no sooner has one tool of oppression against free minds become the norm, than it needs to be purged. For...
University proposed ban – Germaine Greer: hateful transphobe
If you are not yet convinced that reasoned and considered debate has been all but expelled from western universities, this story may finally change your mind.
Cardiff University's Student Union women's officer Rachael Melhuish has...
How can this racist speech be tolerated?
I was in furious agreement with the language police over at The Age this week, as they loudly, and repeatedly, condemned Liberal Senator Eric Abetz for using a shockingly racist slur on national radio....
Breaking: Islamic Councils Demand Halal Certified Capsicum Spray
In an amazing development, already violent protestors demanding that infidels who criticise Islam be beheaded turned the violence up a notch when the police had to use capsicum spray to subdue them. A protester...
Quote of the day: 24 October 2015
Today's 'quote of the day' comes to us from the Tasmanian senator, Eric Abetz.
The XYZ likes to be in tune, and up to date with the latest cutting edge research, and taking the lead...
Russell Brand in Australia: don’t underestimate the visiting prophet | Van Badham | Comment...
The term 'prophet' was once reserved for real and genuine change agents, who gave voice to some major injustice, and made the powers that be take notice. Larger than life figures, who inspired whole...
Future watermelon government
Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale has indicated today that he would be willing to enter into a coalition with the Labor Party to form government in the future, and modestly named himself as...
Australian Muslim community accepts responsibility for murder by white Swedish Nazi
In a dramatic turn of events, the Australian Muslim community has accepted responsibility for yesterday's murder in Sweden of a teacher and a student by a Swedish man brandishing a sword, after it was...
Institutional Stupidity
Readers may be familiar with the 'Darwin Awards' which are handed out each year to those homo sapiens who commit especially excessive acts of stupidity, usually ending with their deaths, and so 'chlorinating the...
British leaving London: BBC obscures simple reality
In our latest edition of "What's wrong with this article?" we bring you a shining example, from a BBC article on February 20, 2013, of the idea that finding complexity in something simple is...