Category: Australian politics, Elections and voting, Populism and the far right, Federal politics, Rural affairs, Political parties, Money and influence, Op‑ed and commentary, Democracy and institutions

Satirical Farrer election scene with oversized ballot box

The Front Fell Off The Coalition

Written in tribute to the late great John Clarke and his long-suffering straight man Bryan Dawe, whose two chairs and a clipboard remain the gold standard of Australian political satire. The occasion: One Nation’s historic first win in the House of Representatives, the Coalition’s nine-point-eight per cent primary vote in a seat held since 1949, and an exit strategy that turns out to be no exit at all. Going forward.