In this polarising age, what hope is there for the broad church?
Centre-right parties are in trouble, and the Liberals in Australia are no exception. Dutton is a fighter, but much more will be needed to get the party back into government.
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The West has not been the same since 9/11
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Ideas are the source of all power in human affairs
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Macron first to feel wrath of Europe’s revolution
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Real cost of renewables is in your power bills
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