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Twenty years on: an Iraq retrospective

A look back across twenty years of commentary on the Iraq war and its consequences.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Middle East, Political issues, United States, War and peace 14 Comments 20 March 202320 March 2023

NSW two weeks out

Nominations have closed for the New South Wales state election, with the Coalition seeking to extend its 12 years in office.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 1 Comment 10 March 202310 March 2023

Further adventures of neoliberalism

Jim Chalmers opens up a debate, yet again, on "neoliberalism". An attempt at clarification.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Political issues Leave a comment 10 February 2023

Happy birthday, Coalition!

There's no cake, but Australia's Liberal-National Coalition marks its centenary. There may be lessons in its longevity, or it may be sui generis.

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A Greek lesson for Australia Day

Australia Day reminds us that national unity cannot be manufactured artificially, a lesson also illustrated by the story of the last king of Greece.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Europe, Personalities, Political issues 11 Comments 26 January 2023

The fertility crisis revisited

Should we be concerned about falling fertility rates? A look back at the debate of 2005-07.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Political issues Leave a comment 25 January 202322 March 2023

Loose ends for Christmas

Tying up some electoral loose ends as we head into the holiday season.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania 3 Comments 23 December 2022

The teals and the heartland revisited

Independent candidates in the Victorian election fell well below expectations. That allowed the Liberal Party a modest recovery in its heartland, in contrast to the disaster at federal level.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 5 Comments 5 December 20222 April 2023

Will they ever learn?

Saturday's Victorian election showed the Liberal Party's failure to learn the lessons of history – even its own history.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 1 Comment 28 November 202228 November 2022

Further thoughts on Victoria

Independents and minor parties had a field day at this year's federal election; it's not clear that the Victorian election will suit them quite so well.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters 1 Comment 25 November 2022

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