George Orwell
You speak newspeak?

You speak newspeak?

The government has ‘no intention of stifling freedom of speech in this area’, but instead aims to ‘keep Australians safe’. Media and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland harks back to fond memories of Australia’s militantly authoritarian response to Covid-19 with...

Knocking Back Newspeak

Knocking Back Newspeak

Decades ago, in the mid-20th century, George Orwell wrote a book about a future where the world had succumbed to a political dystopia. That novel, entitled 1984, should have served as a warning to the human race of the dangers of giving too much power to politicians,...