For the Sake of Australian Democracy, Resist The ‘Messiah From The Shire’
We need to keep religion out of politics, and defeatism out of political loss. Carl…More
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A Green Insider’s Perspective: Lessons From An Election Campaign
Greens local councillor from Brisbane Jonathan Sri delivers a post mortem on the party’s federal…More
It Was Never An Unloseable Election For Labor, But Still…?!?!
Ben Eltham wraps up an extraordinary election campaign, and an even more extraordinary result. Hands…More
Hawke And Housing And A Half Empty Campaign Launch: The Final Week
Things didn’t really go to plan for the Liberals in the final week of campaigning.…More
Tony Abbott Unplugged: He’s Out ‘Selling His Arse Again’, This Time On Climate Change
Tony Abbott is well known in Australia politics for being prepared to say or do…More
Tony Abbott Goes To Ground In Voices Of Warringah Candidate Survey
Surprisingly, in Warringah, the nation’s most hotly-contested seat at this weekend’s federal election, there’s an…More
Gladstone Ports Worker Finds Out The Hard Way You Don’t Rock The Boat
Yesterday, news broke that a local ports worker who asked Bill Shorten a question about…More
Don’t Cry For Pauline, Because Pauline Is The Problem
The buck apparently doesn’t stop with Pauline Hanson, as the fallout from her party’s latest…More
Labor Rising: Morrison’s Scott No Plan Beyond A Scare Campaign On Shorten’s Bill
The election campaign has entered its decisive phase, writes Ben Eltham. After a long phoney…More
Those Who Will Redeem Us: How The Liberals, Labor And Greens Have All Failed On LGBTI Issues
Australia’s three largest political parties have not and will not deliver for the nation’s LGBTI…More