Nearly a quarter of the way through the 21st century, Australia’s liberal, market-based democracy is looking increasingly fractured, and frequently ineffectual – precisely at the time we face great challenges, led by human-induced climate change.
Former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello has slammed the Australian government for overreacting to Covid and subjecting residents to draconian and unnecessary restrictions.
Labor won only a single new seat in the most disadvantaged half of the country, while five of the party’s ten seats gained were in the 23 wealthiest electorates.