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Brawling Liberals hastening party's obituary
Nothing short of open warfare has erupted in the federal Liberal Party. This once great political party resembles nothing so much as a pub brawl.
Tom Switzer is a senior fellow at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre and a host at the ABC's Radio National.
Nothing short of open warfare has erupted in the federal Liberal Party. This once great political party resembles nothing so much as a pub brawl.
During last year's US presidential election campaign, no political label was hurled around more freely than fascist.
This time the West really is divided, probably irrevocably.
If Morrison fails to address debt, he'll go down as one of history's most disappointing treasurers, writes Tom Switzer:
The cold hard reality is there is no viable military option against North Korea.
The scene is now set for a merciless and bloodthirsty civil war. It will be very hard for Turnbull to survive the carnage.
Bill Shorten has never been more dominant than this February. His Australian Labor Party leads the Coalition convincingly in many polls, while the public has seen a petulant side to Malcolm Turnbull in question time that is rather unattractive. So the Opposition Leader's performance during the past fortnight should have been a success.
The parliamentary year resumes this week and, unless Malcolm Turnbull is lucky, it will be his final one as Prime Minister. There are regrets, doubts and, worst of all, dark forebodings. Having sacked a PM only two years into the job, the Liberal Party now finds itself in political trouble.
What is it about Russia that winds everyone up so much? Why all the anger, the endless barrage of alarmist rhetoric and ruthless drive to isolate a great power with a vast arsenal of nuclear weapons?
It is timely to remember the prudent and cautious response of George H. W. Bush to the Soviet Empire's collapse.
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