Amy Remeikis
Amy Remeikis is known for her incisive political commentary and experience as a journalist at Fairfax and Guardian Australia. She is currently Chief Political Analyst at the Australia Institute.
Albanese is happy to challenge the status quo, but reform seems a step too far
Seeking to reassure the Australian public in his most recent Press Club address, Anthony Albanese borrowed from populism. “There is no security in maintaining a status quo that doesn’t work for people,” he said. However, he has so far been unable to bring himself to take the next step. Reform.
Australia has significant power in the world, we should be using it more wisely
Australia is not a small nation with no agency.
Running on empty: Australia’s hard truths on security
Energy security is national security. And for all the posturing from conservatives about “seeing Mad Max levels around the country right now” (whatever that means, the LNP’s Phil Thompson), they did this.
Soaring petrol prices have exposed a ‘rotten core’ in Australia
So much of what passes for Australian political discourse relies on existential threats. It’s easy to make grandiose statements and take positions when the threat is some amorphous vague maybe that could possibly happen.
