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    Without fear or favour, How Good is Scott Morrison? examines the trials and tribulations of our 30th prime minister. Investigating Morrison's unlikely rise to the liberal leadership and his miracle electoral win, van Onselen and Errington put his leadership under the spotlight.Covering Morrison's disastrous management of the catastrophic bushfire season that was highlighted by the extraordinary ... Read more

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  • Who Dares Loses

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    Series series In the National Interest
    Why does Australia go through cycles of public policy boldness and timidity? The COVID-19 crisis has shown that the Australian political system has much more tolerance for policy innovation than appeared to be the case on the evidence of the previous twenty years. As another election approaches, though, the signs are that both major parties are keen for a return to policy caution. In Who Dares ... Read more

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    Pariah Policies

    Series series In The National Interest
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