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Category: The Far Right
Examining far-right ideologies, movements and politics in Australia — their origins, appeals, and real-world impacts.
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God Didn’t Say That: How the Political Right Weaponises the Bible
Faith is one of the most personal, profound things a human being can hold. For billions of people, religious belief provides comfort in grief, community in isolation, and a moral framework that helps them navigate an often difficult world. Christianity, in its many forms, has inspired extraordinary acts of compassion, courage, and social justice across…
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Conspiracy Theories and the Mainstream: How Fringe Beliefs Entered Australian Politics
Something has changed in Australian politics that deserves serious attention: ideas that were once confined to obscure corners of the internet have found their way into the Senate, onto mainstream platforms, and into the political rhetoric of figures who aspire to govern the country. This is not a left or right phenomenon — conspiracy thinking…
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The New Nationalism: How ‘Australia First’ Rhetoric Is Being Weaponised
Patriotism is not a dirty word. Most Australians love their country — its landscapes, its larrikin culture, its relative prosperity and stability, the hard-won institutions that make it one of the most liveable societies in the world. A healthy love of country, combined with honest reckoning with its failures and injustices, is not just acceptable.…
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Left vs Right: Understanding the Extremes Without Joining Them
To understand why Australia’s political debate has become so unproductive, it helps to understand what the far left and the far right actually believe — and, just as importantly, what most Australians actually think. The political spectrum is real. There are genuine, deeply held differences in values between those on the left and those on…
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