Category: australian-politics

Clarke and Dawe Do Canberra Discipline

In a satirical dialogue, Prime Minister Clarke discusses the appointment of Greg Moriarty as Australia’s ambassador in Washington. Clarke defends the promotion as a form of accountability and claims that survival in politics defines success. The conversation highlights the perceived continuity and unchanging culture within the government, despite promises of reform.

A Dead Parrot

The Liberal Party isn’t just dying—it’s a corpse on life support, clinging to 18 seats as One Nation surges and the Teal wave reshapes Australian politics forever. In this forensic analysis, David Tyler dissects the party’s collapse through the lens of Goldstein’s razor-thin 2025 election—a pyrrhic victory for Tim Wilson that exposed the Liberals’ systemic irrelevance on climate, inequality, and governance. With Roy Morgan polling at 24% and the Nationals in open revolt, is this the end of the road for a party that’s lost the cities, abandoned the margins, and alienated the future?

“There’s a reflex in Australian politics that turns grief into ladder-climbing. After Bondi, the chorus demanding a Royal Commission has become compulsory. But the nation is being sold catharsis when what’s needed is law—and what’s on offer is legally hobbled theatre.”

Diverse Australian protesters unite for justice outside Parliament House, holding a banner reading ‘NO MORE SPECTACLE. JUSTICE NOW,’ symbolizing cross-community solidarity against political inaction.

Labor’s Bondi Backflip: When Fear Trumps Justice

Anthony Albanese’s surrender to a Bondi Royal Commission reveals a political system that prioritises spectacle over justice. But as diverse communities unite to demand real accountability, the question isn’t whether Albanese folded—it’s whether Australia will let the powerful turn tragedy into theatre. A systemic analysis of fear, failure, and the fightback