Talk of "neoliberalism" obscures the existence of actual liberals, just at the time when we need them most.
Category: Australia
The world we have lost
Twenty years on, Australia marks the advent of the Howard government. Time passes, but we still live in the shadow of that change.
The continuing struggle for Senate democracy
Don't depend on the media to explain what's at stake with Senate voting reform, or even to point out the biases of their sources.
What to watch for in 2016
Twenty elections to watch out for around the world in 2016.
Holiday reading
As usual, news is a bit thin at this time of the year, but for those who are looking for holiday reading in the political sphere I've put together some links to interesting stuff that I've come across recently.
Please to remember 11 November
More about the 1975 constitutional crisis, and how easy it is to misunderstand the role of the House of Representatives.
Here we go again – Brandis and bigotry
George Brandis launches an attack on religious bigotry – by which he apparently means criticism of religious-based public policy that he agrees with.
Free speech, yet again
As usual, the test for free speech is how we treat people with seriously obnoxious views, such as the case of anti-choice extremist Troy Newman.
The strange intensity of Turnbull-hating
No doubt you can make legitimate criticisms of Malcolm Turnbull, but "socialist"? Really? What's going on with this strange worldview from the right?
Refugee debate drags Labor along in its wake
Just go back to 2013 to understand the asylum seeker debate. Or 2011 for that matter. Nothing changes, except that Labor's position steadily deteriorates.
The World is Not Enough 