Australia urged to create reserve army of eKarens

Monday 25 August 2025

Australia is slowly transforming into 1984’s Ministry of Truth.

First, we saw the Albanese government backflip and announce that Australians under 16 would be banned from accessing YouTube.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also wants to make Australia’s draconian media ban global.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.