Morrison looks to ride Doherty’s coattails to election victory
Such is the strangeness of the times that the coming federal election is likely to be decided by one issue – the Morrison Government’s ability to successfully manoeuvre the whole of Australia from government-imposed lockdowns to government-imposed freedoms. Australians want their freedoms back and they want to be safe – but the two wishes are not entirely compatible. And some states want to keep their citizens in cotton-wool balls – seemingly indefinitely – no matter the cost both to mental health and wealth. The covid19 pandemic and the Federal Government’s response to the pandemic have been dictated in large part by the modelling and advice of scientists and epidemiologists.
How do we end lockdowns and border closures?
Part Three in a series of three parts Lockdowns and border closures cannot continue much longer. These policies are damaging many businesses and children’s education, keeping families and friends apart and causing serious psychological harm to many people, while it is also now accepted that virtually the whole population will soon be exposed to the…
Security vacuum after U.S. Afghan rout
That the wall of media criticism over the messy, shocking and tragic withdrawal of the United States and Australian forces from Afghanistan came in large part from critics who opposed a Western presence in the first place should not surprise. Hypocrisy and self-righteousness seem to be the norm these days. What is more worrying is the lack of understanding of the events as a potent sign of the weakness of the United States and how vulnerable it is potentially leaving Australia. It took The Australian’s editor-at-large Paul Kelly to provide an understanding of the long-term repercussions for Australia, which has since World War II based its defence thinking and planning on the U.S. alliance.