The Last Days Of The House And A Labor–Greens Alliance?

The Last Days Of The House And A Labor–Greens Alliance?

The parliamentary year commenced with the revelations of a rape at Parliament House; it ended with a report into sexual harassment at parliamentary workplaces… and a federal minister stepping aside after he was accused of physically abusing a staffer he was having an affair with. When will parliamentarians learn their lessons?

And with so many government MPs and Ministers resigning, is it a sign of panic? No, it’s quite normal for MPs to retire and they can’t stay in politics forever. But it certainly doesn’t help the cause of the Liberal–National Coalition. And Anthony Albanese has announced a 43% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2030, and the sky hasn’t fallen in. Not yet, but Scott Morrison is certain to find a way of misrepresenting the policy, because that’s what he does best. Actually governing can wait for another day.

And a Labor–Greens coalition? The Liberal Party and National Party have one, so why not? It’s a little bit more complicated but it comes down to two factors: the Liberal and National parties need each other to form government, while the Labor Party can form government by itself. And the other reason? The need has never arisen (except for 2010). And it won’t arise until we get a repeat of 2010: a hung parliament.

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A Taxing Budget And Renewables, Stacking The Boards, And A Long Road To The Republic

A Taxing Budget And Renewables, Stacking The Boards, And A Long Road To The Republic

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End of Monarchy: Time to unleash the beast and release the Republic

End of Monarchy: Time to unleash the beast and release the Republic

Australia lost a head of state last week, and gained a new one, even though nobody voted for King Charles, and nobody was asked about it. And this will keep happening until Australia becomes a republi...

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The troubles over the horizon, anti-union propaganda, a bad Governor–General and Liberal Party future up in the air

The troubles over the horizon, anti-union propaganda, a bad Governor–General and Liberal Party future up in the air

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The sinister Robodebt scheme, Labor’s 100-day anniversary and the jobs/skills crisis

The sinister Robodebt scheme, Labor’s 100-day anniversary and the jobs/skills crisis

Robodebt was one of the most disastrous acts of public administration in Australia’s history and the condemnation has arrived from all sides of politics – former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, Labo...

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The Attack on Australia’s Democracy and The Diminishing Division of Joy

The Attack on Australia’s Democracy and The Diminishing Division of Joy

As the rumblings of Scott Morrison’s secret ministers become louder, the Liberal Party – and their friends in the media – are keen to dismiss Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to hold an inqu...

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The Secret Life of Scott Morrison and Exit Stage Left For Stage 3 Tax Cuts?

The Secret Life of Scott Morrison and Exit Stage Left For Stage 3 Tax Cuts?

Irrespective of how much effort conservatives and the mainstream media are putting into downplaying the significance of the secret ministries of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the fact that the...

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Lessons for Labor, Liberal’s nuclear error, and lucky Barilaro

Lessons for Labor, Liberal’s nuclear error, and lucky Barilaro

A lull in politics gives us some time to assess how the political parties are travelling, and since the May election result, most of the focus how been placed on the Coalition – the messages that it c...

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A Voice to Parliament and a new economy. Can we do both?

A Voice to Parliament and a new economy. Can we do both?

The details for the Voice To Parliament have been released by the Prime Minister, and it’s three simple changes to the Constitution, but already, conservatives are circling the wagons and claiming tha...

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