New Chums of the Lucky Country: On the Patriotism of Welcome
The version of Australian identity that excludes newcomers based on difference is not patriotism, but a failure to accept that very difference is what builds the nation.
The Populist
She storms through rallies like a queen of the lost,and something in the crowd completes the circuit – not stupidity, not theatre, but a costlong owed, long felt, finally given a verdict.She reads the room the…
Riquet with the Quiff:A Fairy Tale for Australia's Unfinished Multicultural Masterpiece
We are the princess. Reject Hanson’s othering. Love our unfinished multicultural nation enough to transform. Wish it so.
The Devil's Fiddle: On the Transaction at the Heart of Democratic Politics
Democracy is revised and delivered anew at election, it's form dependent upon the critical evaluation of the voter of the offers and past performance.

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