News Corp Australia’s promotion of Lauren Southern is disturbing | Jason Wilson

There is a difference between ordinary conservative provocateurs and those adjacent to fascist movements

Lauren Southern's signal talent is getting attention. The Canadian far right celebrity's Australian visa dramas last week - wholly administrative in origin - were spun by her and her fans for a day or so as yet another attack on her freedom of speech.

A temporary setback was repurposed as precious publicity, and News Corp papers continued to unfurl the red carpet ahead of her visit.