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For the last few years, a strange phenomenon has pervaded political discussion in Australia, mainly led by middle-aged, often religious, white men. The term “woke” […]

Elections always bring about diverse reactions. One side is typically overjoyed at victory, while the other is disappointed in defeat. In a two-sided contest, such […]

If Peter Dutton is the best the Liberals can offer as an alternative Prime Minister, then they are destined to become irrelevant in modern day […]

Writing this a couple of days after the most important election in Australian history, Australians did finally find their voices, and in no uncertain manner […]

And so it came to pass that truth persisted, hope survived and democracy will be restored. And so, it came to pass on the twenty-first […]

Prologue: The Result It is done. The former regime under which we have lived for the last nine years is no longer in power. Despite […]

All elections are filled with the half-truths, mistruths and full-fledged lies. Victory is rarely bought on a platform of complete honesty. But the road to […]

There has been no occasion too small for Smirko to fail to rise to. Have you heard about the loathsome loser? He’s a loser but […]

I, like millions of others, have already cast my vote at an early polling booth. As I walked past the many volunteers (and the Liberal […]

Under threat from Independent candidates, so-called Liberal moderates have chosen a new and rather extraordinary campaign pitch – if we want action on climate change […]

1 When I’m asked to articulate just when the decline in our democracy occurred, I usually start in 2013, when Tony Abbott, the most unqualified […]

Anthony Albanese stands besieged for suggesting a minimum wage increase which keeps pace with inflation. Specifically, that is 5.1%. This would raise full time wages […]

Always looking, and sounding, a touch unhinged, the beetroot-coloured Barnaby Joyce, leader of the Australian Nationals and, for a time now, deputy prime minister, has […]