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A neoliberal on the front bench?

Australia's Liberal Party has a new shadow treasurer. What might it mean to call him a "neoliberal"?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Party matters, Personalities 2 Comments 19 February 2026

Taylor. But why?

If you're facing an existential crisis, Angus Taylor doesn't seem like the person you would want to be in charge.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 13 February 202613 February 2026

Crisis on the right, part 4

Re-formation of the federal Coalition has done nothing to improve its prospects of fending off One Nation.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 1 Comment 9 February 20262 March 2026

Crisis on the right, part 3

A leader like Sussan Ley who's threatened by her own right wing can't possibly take the fight to One Nation. Perhaps a leader from the right could.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 1 Comment 5 February 2026

Bulgaria loses a president

Bulgaria heads for an early election, with its president set to transition into a party leader.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities Leave a comment 28 January 202628 January 2026

Japan goes early yet again

Another early election for Japan, with conservative leader Sanae Takaichi seeking her own mandate.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 2 Comments 22 January 202622 January 2026

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.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 22 October 2025

The return of Czechia’s “populist”

Czechs get the expected election result, with their billionaire former prime minister set to return to power.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Personalities 2 Comments 7 October 20252 January 2026

Liberals contemplate a Hastie future

Andrew Hastie is obviously preparing the ground for a Liberal leadership challenge, with the argument that a policy shift is necessary to counter the threat from the far right. It doesn't make a lot of sense.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 2 Comments 6 October 20256 October 2025

Epstein? Seriously?

For all the things Donald Trump can be fairly attacked for, the one that has really upset his hard-core followers is his attempt to puncture one of their conspiracy theories.

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Charles Richardson Personalities, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 26 July 202526 July 2025

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