Politics

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 […]

Predatory political birds are hovering over the embattled federal LNP under Sussan Ley’s leadership. Even the Weekend Australian’s Inquirer has zoomed in on the speculation with a feature article (paywalled) from Paul Kelly as Editor-At-Large. […]

The chatter emanating from Canberra is as telling as it is delicious. The speculation that Andrew Hastie, the former SAS captain and current hard-right warrior, is considering a run for the Liberal leadership is the […]

Thou doth protest too much For as long as I’ve watched Australian politics, one pattern stands out: Coalition governments are largely idle, achieve little, and then, once in opposition, loudly criticise Labor for failing to […]

Four months ago, at the federal election, the Australian people spoke with a clarity that reverberated across the political landscape. It wasn’t just a loss for the Coalition; it was a repudiation. The electorate delivered […]