Democracy

5 Dec 2025 | We may have had a Royal Commission into its systemic failures and voted in a new Federal Labor ...

4 Dec 2025 | Amid renewed debate over black bloc activism, Omar Hassan replies to Tom Tanuki’s critique of ...

2 Dec 2025 | Donald Trump’s return to power isn’t a political revival, it’s the inevitable consequence of ...

1 Dec 2025 | Sussan Ley’s so-called “values test” exposes the Coalition’s desperation to court the ...

26 Nov 2025 | Penny Wong’s cautious diplomacy reveals Australia’s struggle to balance loyalty to the U.S. ...

26 Nov 2025 | While hailed as a model of fairness, compulsory voting may be breeding apathy instead.

24 Nov 2025 | Prices, jobs, growth and debt all confirm the Coalition parties have run out of puff.

21 Nov 2025 | A measured defence of the global stability provided by a man who accidentally startles nations ...

17 Nov 2025 | Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to ...

17 Nov 2025 | Recent programs have confirmed ABC News is increasingly under the control of pro-Coalition acti ...

14 Nov 2025 | Former Prince Andrew’s scandals highlight a monarchy losing relevance — and an Australia ready ...

11 Nov 2025 | The monopolisation of media isn't just undemocratic — it enables criminal economies to flou ...

7 Nov 2025 | Malcolm Fraser’s legacy is one of contradictions — the conservative reformer who came to power ...

6 Nov 2025 | Albo's recent meeting with Charles Windsor and avid declaration that Australia would not beco ...

5 Nov 2025 | The 50th anniversary of The Dismissal is an apposite moment to look again at Malcolm Fraser as the ...

4 Nov 2025 | The New York Times’ timid epiphany exposes how America’s media helped pave Trump’s road to ...

25 Oct 2025 | Australia does not lack ideas, it lacks resolve about the kind of country we want to be.

24 Oct 2025 | When democracies fall, it’s not always with a bang — sometimes it’s with applause for the ...

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