The Left is always fretting about the threat of Trumpian politics landing in Australia. But if we don’t get our record migration under control, we’re asking for it.
The fact that NSW Senator Greens David Shoebridge thinks it’s a good idea to front a mob of anti-war protesters shows how far the party has drifted from the Bob Brown era of the 1990s.
Is Tanya Plibersek out of her depth or fuming with the PM? That is the question doing the rounds after the Environment Minister appeared to blow up her own legislation earlier in the week.
The best way to think about the forthcoming “reforms” to the nation’s electoral laws is to compare the plight of the major parties to the free-to-air TV networks, James Campbell writes.
The Chinese Communist Party is keen for a sign its pressure campaign against Australia is working. Josh Frydenberg just gave them an early Christmas present, writes James Campbell.
Victorians have just come out of the longest lockdown in the world, so why are risking our freedoms by keeping the border open with South Australia, writes James Campbell.
From the Wild West of Casey Council to kickbacks at V/Line, it’s been a big week for investigating corruption in Victoria, writes James Campbell.
That Donald Trump says he is being cheated out of an election win by a corrupt system is hardly out of character. The big surprise was that Republicans were prepared to apparently join him in fantasyland, writes James Campbell.
What helps keep America’s diverse states united is a deep belief in its constitution. But with one half of the political class now claiming an undecided election already stolen, it shows how much trouble the divided country is really in, writes James Campbell.
The electoral system that delivered Trump victory last time could do it again, but there’s an even more bizarre scenario that could yet play out, writes James Campbell.
Life is finally getting back to normal in Melbourne but how historians review the Lockdown of 2020 will depend on how quickly the economy recovers. And until the virus threat has truly passed, we risk losing the pleasures we have just begun to taste again, writes James Campbell.
When Victoria’s road map was leaked, it showed the desperate public how their lives would unfold in the months ahead. Now, despite other mounting scandals, Dan Andrews’ government seems hell-bent on finding who was behind it, writes James Campbell.
Even if Victorians were to put the agony of a 111-day lockdown – imposed after the government’s hotel quarantine blunders – behind them, whatever gratitude we feel for these relaxations will quickly fade as it becomes clear what hasn’t changed, writes James Campbell.
Living in 2020 Victoria is like being stuck in society-wide 1950s psychological experiment designed to find people’s breaking point for obedience to authority. And for many, Sunday was when the actions and reasoning of Victoria’s Premier finally parted company with reality, writes James Campbell.
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