The Spencer Street End

The Spencer Street End

I've checked out, well…kind of

Why I removed myself from the national conversation.

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Feb 24, 2026
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As Pauline Hanson goes on Australian national television to let us know there are no “good” Muslims, I wonder how I came to not react as I once would have. In the aftermath of her comments, it was Nationals senator Matt Canavan that questioned her ability to lead a major party and branded her ‘un-Australian’. …

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Essays and commentary on current affairs, cultural trends and the arts. Somali-Melburnian writer.
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