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Policy corrections, recalibrations, and reversals: the Albanese government is serving as its own opposition
Yes, the Nationals can survive
Their extinction is not guaranteed just because the Liberals are suffering...
The future is out of fashion
Prosperity already exists. The challenge is deciding how to divide it...
Migration? That’s not Albanese’s problem
Except it is, and Labor could end up suffering at the election
A New Zealand republic in Jacinda Ardern’s lifetime?
New Zealand’s former Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, believes the nation will become a republic within her lifetime. We have heard…
The correct Uniculturalism is superior to Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is meaningless without a unifying ethic
Pauline Hanson came, saw, and conquered Canberra
The National Press Club this week attempted to show its liberal democratic credentials by giving the One Nation leader a…
Roll over Banjo, they’re culling your brumbies
I’m sure Banjo Paterson would be rolling in his grave if he learns that the beautiful wild brumbies that featured…
Stop the scare – save the science
The past two decades have seen an explosion in climate anxiety among children, defined as the chronic fear of environmental…
GetUp! did One Nation a favour (again)
Activist group GetUp! are laughably hopeless at their stated purpose … combatting One Nation. Previously, the group boasted about putting…
Why One Nation is striking a deeper chord
One Nation’s critics have a lazy explanation for its rise. They say Pauline Hanson’s party is merely riding a Populist…









































