The
political landscape after the May 2019 federal election is becoming clearer,
with all sides of politics starting to develop their strategies and navigate a
pathway towards the next election, due in 2022. There are a wide range of new
faces and new voices we’ll have to get used to and the key talking points and
battle lines are being pushed forward by these new characters and new players
in the Government and Labor Opposition.
Sometimes, it’s difficult to know whether governments are genuinely interested in the agendas they push forward, or whether there are issues played out in the background resulting in other ulterior motivations. And, as part of this process, covering up some of their misadventures and mismanagement of political issues.
We are very impressed to hear there is a new part of the political lexicon: unfunded empathy.
Whose side are you on?
In an instant, it’s both an aggressive and
divisive question, demanding a choice between the favourable and the
unfavourable, the good and the bad. Whose side? Your side or mine? Black or
white? Haves or have nots? Rich or poor? Hard working or lazy? Left or right?
Democracy is being held hostage by the adversarial nature of party politics. The people deserve better and a democracy upgrade is long overdue. Is democracy broken?
Surprised by their surprise 2019 election victory, the Liberal-National Party is searching for an agenda to implement over the next term of Parliament, and trying to
Apologies if our 2019 Election Wrap-Up special episode is late but we had to wait until every postal vote had been received and counted, and see if there was any sign
The Minister for Home Affairs,
Peter Dutton, has told allies he still harbours ambitions as Liberal leader,
but is preparing to have his ambitions thwarted as Prime Minister Scott
Morrison unveiled the Government’s new-look frontbench this week.
It’s Election Day 2019 and our final prediction is the same as it has been since August 2016: Labor will win this election, and it should win well.
There are many practical and technical factors that point towards a
Labor victory and, if the Liberal–National Party somehow manages to stand on
the victor’s podium on Saturday night, it will be one of the most astonishing
and remarkable election wins in Australian political history.
It’s the final week of Election 2019 and Labor is still in the best position to win the election.