Our media is failing us
Our media is failing us. At a moment when one side of politics has abandoned the bases of democracy as an impediment to their grasp […]
Articles by Lucy Hamilton
Covid Hindsight: Victoria acted on nightmare potential for system collapse
The press has been spattered in recent weeks with hindsight wisdom about Australia’s – and particularly Victoria’s – handling of the pre-vaccine pandemic. The relatively […]
Conspiracy: the disease that threatens our survival
Sometimes it takes a war correspondent to cast light on what is happening at home. The New Yorker’s Luke Mogelson has just published The Storm […]
The IPA’s war on schools
The IPA is no longer even performing the masquerade of being a thinktank. It is rather a culture war factory for the right; its American-invented […]
“Family values” and fascist-leaning politics
The radical right, and in particular, Murdoch’s News Corp, are laundering the dirty ideas of the people deploying fascistic politics to make them seem normal […]
Accusations in a mirror: US warnings for Australian civil discourse
Extremist rhetoric from the ever-more radical right makes it impossible for their followers to see the facts about the centrist governments in America (and Australia). […]
That white man’s dystopia
When one belongs to the dominant group, it is very easy to define other people’s wellbeing as trivial. The ultimate identity politics in the west […]
Voting Liberal is neither liberal nor conservative
The parties of the right in Australia are changing faster than their voters might recognise. It is increasingly the case that a vote for the […]
Why we must not tolerate intolerance
Explain to your conservative friends that we are very accepting of their religion as long as it doesn’t impose its rules on the rest of […]
Australia might be saving our democracy. Can the UK and US?
Almost precisely a year ago, John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations published an essay by this author entitled, “Think tanks have put British democracy at risk.” […]
In celebration of integrity advocates and (mostly) the NACC
For many leaders of the legal profession and the federal integrity advocacy groups, the last two days have been a whirlwind of activity in Parliament […]
The Right Wing disinfosphere and the King
There is set to be some anxiety in monarchist groups in the community as they reconcile the ascent of King Charles III to the throne […]
Australians must not ignore the Religious Right’s global warnings
Australians have begun to see the new face of extreme religion in our “conservative” politics. The international influences are varied and interconnected. These radical forces […]
Asylum seekers languish through the job summit
In the week of the Albanese government’s job summit, the immigration department again sent out a raft of letters to bridging visa holders in Queensland […]
CPAC Australia and Murdoch
One of the most unsavoury events on the Trumpist-right is CPAC. This is an organisation that stages Conservative Political Action Conferences in America, as well […]