The Liberal-National government is in tatters, yet there is low popular support for the Labor Party and rising distrust in the entire parliamentary establishment.
The attorney general has been accused of breaching his obligations to the Senate by refusing to properly answer questions on the controversial prosecution of former spy Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery.
Media makeover morphs Morrison into Mr Nice Guy
Independent Australia
25 Jul 2021, 09:52 GMT+10
Murdoch media is helping hide the callous Scott Morrison by favouring his public relations creation, the daggy dad, ScoMo, writes CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses rape
THE MORE that is seen and heard from Australia s Prime Minister, the more Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) comes to mind along with the maxim that the enemy of your enemy can be your friend.
FDR s enemy was ostensibly Joseph Stalin, the Russian despot, who became his friend and ally in the war against a mutual enemy, Adolph Hitler. Roosevelt knew that Stalin was a cold-hearted murderous thug but wanted that information hidden from the American people so he could present a united front - with the British Prime Minister at the time Winston Churchill and Stalin - against the German Führer.
Barnaby Joyce’s recent return to the Nationals’ leadership and Deputy Prime Minister position, having resigned in 2018 after allegations of sexual harassment, is grist to the mill. Not everyone in the Coalition is happy, however, reflecting broader sentiment among women where support appears to be diving.
Misogyny and structural inequalities mean that First Nations’ women, women of colour, trans women and women with disability are disproportionately affected by the rise in violence during the pandemic.
In addition, the United Nations (UN) Population Fund reported that access to sexual and reproductive health information and services have been curtailed over this period.