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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.

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OPINION

'America’s Bitch': After Sept 11, Howard shackled Australia to the US. We haven’t been able to untangle ourselves since.

An extract from Amy Remeikis’ new book, Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard’

International AffairsDemocracy & Accountability
'America’s Bitch': After Sept 11, Howard shackled Australia to the US. We haven’t been able to untangle ourselves since.

OPINION

Howard’s disturbing legacy: Fear and misdirected compassion

Early on in his prime ministership, John Howard stood in front of Australia’s Indigenous leaders and told them he would not apologise for Australia’s past.

Democracy & Accountability
Howard’s disturbing legacy: Fear and misdirected compassion

OPINION

Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an early election

In five days, Anthony Albanese will become Australia’s longest-serving prime minister since John Howard. He will equal Scott Morrison’s record of 1368 days on Thursday. On Friday, he’ll surpass him, leapfrogging both John Curtin and Morrison, to sit behind Paul Keating as the 12th longest-serving prime minister.

Democracy & Accountability
Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an early election

OPINION

This is not ‘social cohesion’ – it’s just a tighter net to trap us all

Australians have been lectured a lot in the past couple of years about social cohesion, but it reached a fever pitch this week in response to protests against the visit by Israel’s head of state.

Society & Inequality
This is not ‘social cohesion’ – it’s just a tighter net to trap us all
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