The Politicisation of Open Debate: The Hypocrisy of the Robert Menzies Institute

Universities have been, and should always be, a place to exercise free speech and engage in open debate. Yet the foundation of the Robert Menzies Institute at the University of Melbourne has been met with protest and acrimony by some staff and students. Is this ‘cancel culture’ gone too far; is this a betrayal of the university’s credo of free speech? Or is this just the next volley in Australia’s ongoing culture wars?