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Paul Keating: The Biography

Posted 16th October 2015

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My thoughts on David Day’s latest biography on Australia’s twenty-fourth prime minister.

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Tony Abbott loses the Prime Ministership

Posted 15th September 2015

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It was Australia’s second-longest serving Prime Minister John Howard who employed the phrase “Who do you trust?” so effectively to win an election.

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Can Australian citizenship be revoked?

Posted 24th June 2015

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Proposed laws to strip Australian citizenship from those who fight with terrorists face considerable legal hurdles.

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It’s all about me!

Posted 6th June 2015

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What might the sudden popularity of eponymous political parties in Australia say about the motives of those who found them?

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Budget 2015: A clash of narratives

Posted 13th May 2015

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Was the “debt and deficit crisis” of 2014/15 exaggerated, or has “budget repair” just become too difficult?

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