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‘Labor is a fair-weather friend of unionism’

With various Australian elections on the horizon, it shouldn’t be a surprise Labor governments are distancing themselves from the CFMEU. It’s happened throughout their history

Politics & Society

The strong leaders

Penny Wong and Jordon Steele-John are the 2018 winners of the McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership recognising courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership

Politics & Society

What’s your attitude to immigrants and refugees? It may depend on where you live

The more diverse your neighbourhood, the more open you are likely to be to immigration and refugees (but not always)

Politics & Society

Can Victorian Labor really make ‘wage theft’ a crime?

Despite ongoing examples of wage theft, one of Labor’s key campaign pledges in this state election is not as simple to implement as it might seem

Politics & Society

Surviving Australian politics: 4 reforms to stop ousting leaders

Australian politics looks increasingly like a reality TV show, so what can be done to bring stability and end the near-constant Canberra coups?