Italy cannot form a government
Contributed from Victoria Italy has effectively been without a government since an election on 4 March produced no clear result. Political parties have been jockeying…
Government
Radical ultras are now dominating Victoria’s Liberal Party
Contributed from Victoria Malcolm Turnbull is now facing another problem. The radical right has gained significant ground in the Liberal Party’s Victorian branch. It was…
Turnbull government shows signs of entering into panic mode
Contributed by Joe Montero Signs are that the Turnbull government is rapidly shifting into panic mode gear. The catalyst has been the fallout over the…
The sharks are circling a wounded Malcolm Turnbull
Contributed by Joe Montero Malcolm Turnbull has certainly got himself into a mess. Thirty times and he’s down for the count at Newspoll. This is…
John Howard and the dying Turnbull government
Contributed by Adam Carlton John Howard obviously likes grabbing a headline and appears to enjoy being presented by friends in the media, as the Liberal…
NewsCorp had a major influence in South Australia and Batman election results
Contributed as a collective article Melbourne’s Batman by-election saw Labor retain the federal seat from a strong challenge by the Greens. Labor lost in the…
Italian election has shown widespread discontent with the political establishment
Contributed by Jim Hayes Italy’s Five Star Movement (M5S) topped the polls in last week’s election. It was born in 2009, expressing the massive disillusionment…
Buying the election and the bad opposition strategy Tasmanian Liberals
Contributed by Jim Hayes The Liberal Party won the Tasmanian election on the weekend, taking more than half of the vote. The charge that the…
Italy’s Sunday election may well damage the political establishment
Contributed by Joe Montero Across Europe, social democratic political parties are continuing to find themselves in a deepening crisis. Only a few years ago, their…
ABCC heads paid off handsomely and others are made to go without
Contributed from Victoria Freedom of information provisions have revealed that the top chiefs of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) received generous pay increases…
