Politics

In 2017, a commenter named Zathras cut to the heart of Pauline Hanson’s political brand with a single sentence: “The problem with Hanson is that she moans about what she doesn’t like but never says […]

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the dismissal of Prime Minister Whitlam, I am pleased to remind readers to maintain an appropriate level of outrage against the dismissal of a twice elected constitutional government in […]

You’ve likely heard the old maxim, or some version of it: “A government is only as strong as its opposition.” For decades, it rattled around in my mind like loose change – familiar, but never […]

By Peter Brown Today’s off-year elections in the USA read less like a local calendar of contests and more like a national referendum on President Trump. Democrats scored wins across several high-profile races – from […]

How Labor Built Neoliberalism and Betrayed the Workers The Australian Labor Party has lost its way. Once the party of the ordinary worker, the champion of fair wages and decent conditions, it has become just […]

We live in an age of digital miracles, where intelligence is artificial and clouds are not in the sky, but in warehouses. Yet, this ethereal realm has a staggering physical appetite, one that is quietly […]

Excerpt: Once the natural party of government, the Liberal–National Coalition has become a federation of feuding tribes. Factional decay, Murdoch’s fading megaphone and a tone-deaf leadership culture have left it stranded between yesterday’s media and […]

Let’s be kind. Just sitting in the driver’s seat is enough for some. Then there’s the Competence Trap: the myth that good administration is an end in itself. Of course, we can’t rule out stage […]

In other words, who or what are most important? Me and the platform I was voted on, or the opportunity to belittle and demean people who are opposed to my way of thinking, opposed to […]

What are your thoughts on hatred and its impact on both ourselves and our politics? I vividly recall a moment from 2016, during the opening session of Parliament, which struck me as both perplexing and […]