A review of The Light on the Hill: an updated history of the Australian Labor Party
This is a a review of The Light on the Hill: an updated history of the Australian Labor Party, by Dr Michael McKernan.
On the first episode of What’s the Point?, Richard Denniss discusses the reasons behind One Nation grabbing the headlines, why it is highly unlikely Pauline Hanson will be Prime Minister after the next election and what the current Prime Minister can do to turn things around for Labor.
Host: Dr Richard Denniss, Co-CEO, The Australia Institute
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The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has been urged to rethink plans that could shut or merge about one third of its divisional offices, with a union warning the loss of local expertise could disrupt future elections.
This is a a review of The Light on the Hill: an updated history of the Australian Labor Party, by Dr Michael McKernan.
‘AI hallucinations’ contained in a document used by Tasmania’s parole board have helped overturn a media ban on Sue Neill-Fraser, the woman found guilty of killing her partner onboard a yacht.
We now often struggle to understand why the far-right is advancing fast – in Australia with One Nation, in Germany with the AfD, in the US with Trump, in Brazil with Bolsonaro and his likes - but if we think about it, neoliberalism has always had an authoritarian face, often masked by the embrace of diversity or cultural “progressiveness”.
