A Bigger Picture by Malcolm Turnbull
Category: Politics
When Malcolm Turnbull took over the nation’s top job there was a sense of excitement in Australia. Sky-high opinion polls followed as the political outsider with a successful business, legal and media career took charge. The infighting that had dogged politics for the best part of a decade looked to be ...Show more
The Independent Member for Lyne by Rob Oakeshott
Category: Politics
From deep inside the last Parliament, Rob Oakeshott reveals the real story of being an independent during the Gillard government.
Quarterly Essay 87: Uncivil Wars: How Contempt Is Corroding Democracy by Waleed Aly, Scott Stephens
Category: Politics
In this original, eloquent essay, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens explore the ethics and politics of public debate - and the threats it now faces.In a healthy democracy we need the capacity to disagree. Yet Aly and Stephens note a growing tendency to dismiss and exile opponents, to treat them with contemp ...Show more