March 11, 2025

Somewhere between Trump’s second term, the corporate world rediscovering common sense, and the general public finally tiring of being lectured by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) zealots, Australia’s universities seem to have missed the memo: going woke is so yesterday. I wouldn’t have given it much thought, being more preoccupied with real-world matters like tracking the Ukraine-Russia war or the latest state and federal election manoeuvres. But my third-born has just started mechanical engineering