Lucy Valentine

By Lucy Valentine February 4, 2021 It has been a profoundly terrible year. But in the midst of a global pandemic that has taken so much from so many of us, a year that should have reinforced the need for unity and kindness, so many Australians refuse to leave the Murdoch media culture war trenches. God bless our troops.

Outside of Australia, you would be forgiven for not knowing who on earth Pete Evans is. From the dizzying heights of judging My Kitchen Rules, a competitive cooking game show broadcast for 11 seasons in Australia, Evans (previously a popular Sydney restaurateur) became a regular celebrity chef, with a variety of monthly recipe columns in Australian magazines and a series of cookbooks for sale in major retailers.

Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash and Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, January 20, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING It’s been a giddy week for a Government that loves punishing the most vulnerable for simply trying to exist.