Politics

The dust had barely settled on the Australian federal election on May 3 before the hagiographers, mythmakers and revisionists got to work. If history is seen as a set of agreed upon facts, there was […]

The right-wing media and LNP supporters have floated several excuses (not reasons) for Peter Dutton’s failure to lead the Coalition to victory, where they not only lost, but saw Dutton unseated in his own electorate. […]

The re-election of the Albanese Government seems to stem from a mix of their record and the perception that they’re the best bet for the country’s future, though the latter appears to have been the […]

As Australians head to the polls today, the choice is stark: re-elect the Albanese Labor government or hand power to Peter Dutton’s Coalition. While the Albanese government has not been flawless – disappointing some with […]

When Peter Dutton became Leader of the Opposition, what did you expect from him? How has he turned out for you? In February, I penned a piece with a headline much like the one you […]

The LNP and the Murdoch media have a history of leveraging race-related issues and fear-based narratives, particularly around refugees and Indigenous matters, during federal election campaigns. This pattern has been observed across multiple election cycles, […]

By Denis Bright Future political leaders on all sides of politics will need to distance themselves from this flippant style of news presentation. In the Ryan electorate and probably elsewhere,the LNP has letterboxed a sensationalized […]