Dutton’s petrostate and the global far right
It is very difficult to predict the future fortunes of the global populist nativism that has been threatening democratic projects around the world. Far-right parties […]
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The Old Man with a Spray Tan
By James Moore “But let’s all remember Donald Trump is just a flatulent old man with an orange spray-tan who fell asleep at his own […]
Dutton’s nuclear vapourware
Everyone knows how it goes, as things get a bit older, they are a little less reliable. This is being typed on a five year […]
“Hungary is our Israel”: Tony Abbott and Orbán’s Danube Institute
It was announced in late in 2023 that Tony Abbott was to be a “visiting fellow” for Viktor Orbán’s Danube Institute, a hub of ultra […]
The EU Elections: The March of the Right
The EU elections over June 6 to June 9 have presented a chaotically merry picture, certainly for those on the right of politics. Not that […]
Peter Dutton gutless and weak in not reducing climate pollution this decade
Climate advocacy project Solutions for Climate Australia stated it was deeply disturbed by the announcement today by Federal Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton that the […]
Dutton’s nuclear policy a disaster for Australia
Climate Council Media Release Responding to reports today that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would rip up Australia’s 2030 climate targets if elected, Climate Council CEO […]
Tory Nightmares: The Return of Nigel Farage
Few have exerted as much influence on the tone, and outcome of elections, as Nigel Farage. Fewer have done so while failing to win office. […]
Ming Vase Politics: UK Labour and Purging the Corbynistas
By any reckoning, this was the move of a fool. A fool, it should be said, motivated by spite larded with caution. Evidently playing safe, […]
Don’t ignore the flurry of activity by Australia’s radicalising right
The “great patriotic conference in Madrid” has echoes in a flurry of National Conservative (NatCon) activity in Australia. Here too, corporate dollars keep the illiberal […]
The international radical right is built by the corporate dollar
In Australia and around the world, the far right is actively working and meeting, aiming to recreate their nations in a form most of us […]
An Innocent Man?
By James Moore “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone mis doing it” – Saint Augustine. […]
Soaking Sunak Calls the Sodding Election
It was a pitiful sight. Soaked and literally washed-out, the feeble thin British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made an announcement that caught many in his […]
Chalmers’ babies and Dutton’s migrants: Australia’s population debate
What kind of population does Australia need? Jim Chalmers recently informed us that Australian citizens ought to have more babies. Commentators on various blogs and […]