Labor’s moral leadership on anti-Semitism is MIA
Labor is caught between a tide of rising anti-Semitism and progressives who say there is nothing to see here.
Labor is caught between a tide of rising anti-Semitism and progressives who say there is nothing to see here.
This is a conflict between an existential threat and a war that meets the tolerable norms of Western opinion.
The Albanese government is trapped. Its political standing has plummeted but its central challenge defies any quick or substantial solution.
There is no political accountability for school performance. None. There is no measure of overall school performance advanced at state elections. The decline continues, always masked, yet doing immense damage.
There can be no toleration of one community engaged in intimidatory actions against another, and this is what is happening. Pretending it isn’t is untenable and the path to stacks of trouble for the Labor Party.
Israel is not just fighting a war where civilian deaths guarantee an international backlash – it is fighting a cultural revolution in Western democracies.
Something is wrong with our society and politics. A new global gathering is embarking on a risky experiment to restore our moral centre.
The strategic pathway is opening for Peter Dutton. The 2022 existential crisis of the Liberal Party is now matched by the identity dilemma confronting Anthony Albanese as PM.
Our longest-serving foreign minister is sounding the alarm on untenable costs and delays of our biggest ‘white elephant’.
Bill Hayden’s performance remains an epic study in successful reform against established power.
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