The arsenal and clothing of the man who killed 50 people in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 were covered in symbols and writing, many of which were understood only by medieval historians.
But this is where it gets complicated. His research project, titled “Finding friendship in early English literature”, had been approved for funding by the ARC’s College of Experts.and rejected it on the grounds that it, and five other approved projects, were a waste of taxpayer money and not in the national interest.
Philippa Collin also received a message that day to say her research project, “New Possibilities: Student Climate Action and Democratic Renewal”, had failed to meet the rigours of the peer-review process.
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