Centre-Right Australians Too Polite, Time for Silent Majority to Speak Up: Former PM

Centre-Right Australians Too Polite, Time for Silent Majority to Speak Up: Former PM
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott addresses the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 18, 2014. Mark Nolan/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said it was time for the quiet Australians to “find their voice” and push back on the teaching of critical race theory and similar ideology in schools, just like the Virginians did in their election.

Abbott made the comments while speaking with the Institute of Public Affairs on a podcast about how Australians should learn from how Gov-elect Glenn Youngkin found huge support in the election by showing he was prepared to fight culture wars in Virginian classrooms.