ALP vs LNP: Similarities, Differences
By Denis Hay Title ALP vs LNP: Similarities, Differences, and Policy Impacts on Australians Description A deep dive into ALP vs LNP policies, exposing their […]
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Why Labor Seeks LNP Support for Legislation
By Denis Hay Why Does Labor Seek Support from the Disgraced LNP to Pass Legislation? Description Analysing why Labor seeks LNP support and bypasses Greens, […]
“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 […]
Illiberalism: the Dunkley by-election and the cost of doing business
The liberal international order has been responsible for a great many deaths. If the “anti-liberal internationale” becomes ascendant, however, we will see those numbers multiplied […]
Traditionalism: the belief that could doom us all
It can be difficult to understand what connects free market devotees, white ethnostate militants, Christian Nationalists, tech bros and mere conservatives in the West. One […]
New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network
Just as the Atlas Network-connected Advance body intervened in the Voice referendum in Australia and, in recent weeks, a by-election, similar organisations spawned from the […]
Lessons from the USA about patriotic beat-ups
As Australia approaches that time in January again, we see the unedifying picture of Peter Dutton’s team driving his post-referendum Base into a flag-waving orgy […]
Resisting Christian Nationalism: Secularism Australia’s inaugural conference
Spiritual and cultural Christians – indeed such people of all faiths – need to consider allying together with those who identify as belonging to “no […]
Chaos and confusion are intentional weapons: Albanese must strengthen not weaken the misinformation bill
The Albanese government announced this week that it would weaken proposed disinformation-suppressing measures because the Coalition was implacably opposed to them. It is hardly surprising […]
Reforming money in politics: crushing Dark Money without eliminating quality independents
One of the most crucial decisions about the shape of our democracy is about to be resolved. The Coalition and the ALP appear to have […]
We can’t ignore politicians’ Christianity any longer
It has been traditional for journalists and public figures to respect the individual political candidate’s religion as private. America shows us the danger of creeping […]
CPAC 2023: the Christian Nationalists taking over the Coalition
It is hard to gauge the importance of the Trumpist Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event that took place in Sydney this weekend. There were […]
The insurgency within the Liberal Party
What does a Liberal vote mean if the ultraconservatives take over the party’s mechanisms? The Liberal Party is in deep trouble. As our main “conservative” […]
Lazy language damages our present and risks our future
Labels have power. They shape the way we know the world. They allow people to see actions with greater clarity or distort our understanding to […]
The Morrison Government: A textbook case of rampant, moral disengagement
By Steve Davies 2023: What have we all been seeing for a long time? Media report after media report, enquiry after enquiry all showing how […]