Record migration and rising ethnic enclaves are reshaping the nation faster than it can integrate, putting social cohesion and a shared identity under growing strain.
A sacred national tradition faces growing backlash as identity politics collides with remembrance.
Today marks the passing of an extraordinary life, the likes of which we will never see again.
Australia woke today to the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2nd had died, aged 96
We rightfully mourn, as a means of expressing our sorrow at this news, but our sadness is not for a life taken too early. Our lament is not over an unexpected tragedy. Death, after all, comes for us all.
No, the global outpouring of sorrow is for ourselves.
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