If the Coalition parties wanted to get serious about standing up to Trumpism, they could usefully take a lesson from Portugal.
Category: Ideas
Crisis on the right, part 1
Australia's former Coalition parties are in a crisis of their own making. A short history of how things got to this point.
Political success, systemic failure
France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.
Free speech: What went wrong
Freedom of speech goes by the board yet again, as Australia's government and opposition compete in the opportunism stakes.
2025 in review
A look back at 2025, including the top ten elections of the year.
Antisemitism and the Trumpists
The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.
Trump vs Europe
Does Donald Trump want to destroy Europe in order to save it, or does he just want to destroy it, period?
Desperate measures for the Victorian Liberals
The Victorian Liberal Party's 16th leader is also the first woman in the job. She has taken on a big task.
How fascism works
Barnaby Joyce flirts with joining One Nation: he probably wouldn't last long, but in some ways he's a good fit.
Trump: two more views
Some more perspectives on what Trumpism is and where it is going.
The World is Not Enough 