Before you know it, nasty beady-eyed Saudi wahhabist ayatollahs will be taking over the US economy, perhaps in the same manner as they took over Griffith University and News Corporation, writes Irfan Yusuf.
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The Australian misses new uni funding scandal
A foundation directly linked to the Chinese Ministry of Education is providing half the funding for the University of Sydney’s new Confucius Institute, writes Irfan Yusuf.
FOI documents: AFP changed its tune on Haneef
Sifting through the FOI materials in the case of Dr Mohammed Haneef, a number of things become clear, writes Greg Barns.
Drawing a line – Islam and money in Australian Universities
Begging for Saudi funding. Bankrolled by intolerant Wahhabism. With these messages, The Australian confirms itself as the London Sun in journalist drag, writes Binoy Kampmark.
The Oz’s hypocrisy over activist judges
The phrase “breathtaking hypocrisy” springs to mind. How else should one characterise The Australian giving space this morning to the out of court views of a Queensland judge, writes Greg Barns.
An inflated attack of Griffith Uni’s Wahhabi boost
Today’s Australian claims Griffith University in Brisbane “practically begged the Saudi embassy to bankroll its Islamic campus for $1.3 million.” And what was the size of the bankroll? A measly $100,000, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Yesterday’s tabloids reported a stunning piece of research: Almost half of Australian women aged 18-41 were sexually abused as a child. Perhaps the federal government should send in the armed forces…
Socialist pedigree of the other WorkChoices academic
Recently, academic John Buchanan was exposed as anything but politically impartial. Readers may be interested to find out that David Peetz, a Professor of Industrial Relations at Griffith University, and the other academic involved with the recent and highly questionable study on WorkChoices, is another socialist bitterly opposed to labour market reform.
