British political crisis is about more than Boris Johnson
Contributed by Jim Hayes Britain’s Prime Minister has resigned at last. The writing has been on the wall for Boris Johnson for some time. He…
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Petro’s victory in Colombia is part of Latin America’s changing political forces
Contributed by Jim Hayes The election of Gustavo Petro, former M-19 guerrilla, senator, and mayor of Bogota, as the President of Colombia is a significant…
French National Assembly election throws the country into political turmoil
Contributed by Joe Montero Results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections this past weekend will have an enormous impact on France. Being…
Class prejudice will probably lead the Liberal Party to choose Peter Dutton as leader
Contributed by Jim Hayes It now seems certain that Peter Dutton will take the leadership of the Liberal Party. Some media commentators have been calling…
The Albanese government faces serious challenges
Contributed by Joe Montero Coming into office, the new Albanese Labor government faces some formidable challenges. The two most all-encompassing ones are an economy in…
Where do we go after throwing out the Morrison government?
Contributed by Joe Montero Saturday’s election produced the best result one could have hoped for. The Morrison government, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison personally suffered…
Kevin Rudd slams the media’s “outrageous” election coverage
Like him or not. Support the Labor party or not and whatever you think of the Rudd Government, in this chat, former Prime Minister Kevin…
New South Wales government walks away from rail union talks over safety issue
Contributed from New South Wales After 5 weeks, talks between the NSW government and the Rail Tram and Bus Union have broken down. They ended abruptly,…
Votes do not have equal value in Australia
Contributed by Glen Davis If you ask people what they think democracy is, they’ll probably say the right to vote. Most people assume that one’s…
Clive Palmer stunt is designed to return Morrison and make millions
Contributed by Jim Hayes Mining tycoon Clive Palmer and his United Australia Party pose as defenders of Australia against a corrupt political system dominated by…
