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How precisely is this kind of permanent terror to be explained?
Despite Canberra group-think, there is no longer any plausible reason to keep asylum seekers in detention
What captured the imagination of our readers this year?
State governments are taking action where the federal government has failed
The Australian’s campaign against Gillian Triggs is another in a long line of crude culture-war offensives
Increased security in parliament is just another way to keep the public at bay
To fight resurgent right-wing populism, the left must remember the importance of class
In a year of change, Australian politics remained laughable
Don’t be surprised if the Attorney General never returns from summer holidays
In the post-truth era, the politician talks out of his arse and his followers think with their guts
The American people elected a candidate who promised to upend their political system. As with Brexit, it was a political result that seemed to come out of nowhere. The politics of rage, of populism, of protest, are overwhelming Western nations. In the December–January issue of the Monthly, we look at the phenomenon...
Only clairvoyance can explain some of the actions of the immigration minister
Centuries of failed migration policy must not be repeated