Jordan Peterson a no-show at Australian conference after visa fail

Jordan Peterson a no-show at Australian conference after visa fail

The controversial Canadian psychologist beloved by Liberal Party figures couldn’t address his local fans because he didn’t apply for an Australian visa on time.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook

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How Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson are fuelling a far-right firebrand

Tommy Robinson denies he incited the British riots that swept the country last weekend,but he has whipped up hate for years.

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Olympics of centre-right thought? Heavyweights to debate future of conservatism in the age of Trump

Olympics of centre-right thought? Heavyweights to debate future of conservatism in the age of Trump

These fast-moving times are shaky ground for conservatism. A star-studded global pow-wow in London will focus on how it can redefine its values and reclaim the social agenda.

  • byJordan Baker andLatika Bourke
It’s a no brainer:Charlie Teo’s friends in fine places
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It’s a no brainer:Charlie Teo’s friends in fine places

Best known for his controversial surgery practice,Charlie Teo has some interesting friends outside medicine.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman
The ghost of Lady Chatterley's lover protecting today's feeble-minded
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The ghost of Lady Chatterley's lover protecting today's feeble-minded

Decades after the trial of Penguin Books for publishing Lady Chatterley’s Lover,young employees of the publisher have reassessed censorship and found it newly alluring,opposing the publication of Jordan Peterson's latest offering.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
When a publisher's staff become book burners,culture itself is cancelled
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When a publisher's staff become book burners,culture itself is cancelled

Managers at publishing houses should stare down staff who object to the publication of controversial authors like Jordan Peterson because every'cancellation'has a chilling effect on intellectual discourse.

  • byJulie Szego
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Publish and be damned. Don't publish and be damned

Publish and be damned. Don't publish and be damned

Is it right for publishers and booksellers to turn their back on certain authors and their books?

  • byJason Steger
Why is Jordan Peterson making headlines again?

Why is Jordan Peterson making headlines again?

The controversial psychologist has a new book coming out and some publishing staff aren't happy.

  • byBroede Carmody
The secret lives of us

The secret lives of us

They’re as natural as breathing – and usually,far more destructive. Start looking into confidences and you realise they rule our lives – both the making and the breaking of them.

  • byShelley Gare
The truth behind Jordan Peterson’s stratospheric success

The truth behind Jordan Peterson’s stratospheric success

The intellectual is both philosopher and witch-doctor,constantly lacing reason with voodoo and this is what makes him dangerous.

  • byElizabeth Farrelly
Q&A recap:Attention seekers take over for trainwreck TV

Q&A recap:Attention seekers take over for trainwreck TV

Monday's bizarre episode was led by notorious Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson and included a question from alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.

  • byNeil McMahon