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Democracy Sausage Episode: Two years after October 7
Former ambassador Bob Bowker joins Democracy Sausage to assess the Middle East two years after October 7 and asks whether the prospect of a Palestinian state has been obliterated forever.Why did…
Opinion: Farage seems to be powering to victory. What's it got to do with us? A lot, really
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.If the rise of Britain's Nigel Farage is to be understood, significant parliamentary representation is no…
Democracy Sausage Episode: An unfinished revolution
Author Virginia Haussegger joins Democracy Sausage to discuss her new book tracing fifty years of Australian feminism and ask why the revolution that began in 1975 remains unfinished.What role did a…
Opinion: Albanese's progressive patriotism goes international
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.When Anthony Norman Albanese set out to defend his government in New York last week, he faced a media that,…
Democracy Sausage Episode: Universities in crisis
Columnist Jenna Price and economist Sinclair Davidson join Democracy Sausage to dissect the crisis engulfing Australia's university sector and ask whether it can be fixed before it's too late.Why are…
Opinion: Albanese is seeking order in a wild world
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.To mislay one defence pact may be regarded as misfortune, but to fumble two within a fortnight looks like…
Opinion: Labor's 'defensible' plan could be its biggest miscalculation
By Mark KennyA version of this article was originally published by The Canberra Times.An instinctively middle-of-the-road government has charted a middle-of-the-road trajectory to net zero via…