The legacies left at era's end
The greatest legacy a political leader can have is giving up.
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM
- Aug 5, 2021
- 11 min
What price freedom?
Freedoms are imperfect, but right now they desperately need defending.
- May 30, 2018
- 7 min
Big Trouble in Brittle Italia
The Italian election has brought about another crisis for the future of the European Union.
- Nov 9, 2017
- 14 min
The Democratic Party's long road to ruin
How Democrats in the 1970s paved the way for the party's massive defeat in 2016.
- Sep 9, 2017
- 6 min
Squabbling and secession: more signs of a broken federation
A brief history of why Western Australia voted to secede, and why it keeps threatening to do so, decades later.
- Aug 11, 2017
- 5 min
Creative taxation: A sign of a failing federation
Australian states are asking where all their money has gone. They should check the federal government's wallet.
- Jun 28, 2017
- 10 min
The Northern Ireland Question
As long as Northern Ireland exists, there will be the question of how long it will continue to exist for.
- May 30, 2017
- 6 min
Clapping in parliament: the dangers of a simple courtesy
Clapping in parliament is both rude and against the rules, and for good reason.
- May 12, 2017
- 4 min
Will this man save the European Union?
Emmanuel Macron has five years to prove he is the saviour of the European Union.
- Apr 11, 2017
- 15 min
A contender emerges for the WAELOAT
That's the Worst Australian Electoral Loss of All Time.