ALP ‘Supermen’ try to bury neoliberalism — again
Having been imprisoned for three years in a campaign straitjacket, Labor seems engaged in a true identity breakout.
Having been imprisoned for three years in a campaign straitjacket, Labor seems engaged in a true identity breakout.
This is a big deal – for Labor, for politics and the country. It confirms the party has walked away from Hawke-Keating, but Jim Chalmers is betting the times are with him.
The ALP has failed the people of Alice Springs and the PM’s inadequate and deceptive presentation about the voice is only fuelling mounting concerns.
Forget the modesty of its ‘safety first’ election mandate. What began as a cautious, even tentative government, has begun to reveal its true character.
Labor’s dealings with the resources sector have displayed gross policy ineptitude, an inability to grasp the consequences of their decisions and astonishing political arrogance.
The worry of senior Liberals is that the party across half the nation is not fit for purpose.
Labor has embarked on a new interventionist economic direction sure to have consequences for supply, pricing and reliability.
New data from the 2022 election reveals a deeply fractured nation.
Its future is in doubt as women, young people and the tertiary educated all join the march to the left.
There were two narratives at work in the censure motion against Scott Morrison. An honest discussion of politics requires examining both.
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