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Australian society is in danger of unravelling

Australian society is in danger of unravelling
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The New Daily

Allan Patience

The unravelling of Australian society

The unravelling of Australian society
27.01.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Allan Patience

How will Trump reshape our foreign policy? Here's three possibilities

How will Trump reshape our foreign policy? Here's three possibilities
12.01.2025 20

Canberra Times

Allan Patience

The disruptions to come: Australian foreign policy in the Trump era

The disruptions to come: Australian foreign policy in the Trump era
10.01.2025 6

Pearls and Irritations

Allan Patience

On the gravy train: Venality and a misplaced sense of entitlement are corrupting democratic institutions in contemporary Australia

Crikey’s recent revelation that some 170 politicians and media commentators have had overseas trips fully or partly funded by particular interest...

22.10.2024 3

Pearls and Irritations

Allan Patience

The hollowing-out of governance in contemporary Australia

Despite claims to the contrary, Australia is not a well governed country. At all levels of politics, in businesses large and small, and in the...

18.10.2024 3

Pearls and Irritations

Allan Patience

Australia’s unfinished multiculturalism

Large-scale immigration programs have contributed substantially to Australia since 1947, bringing much needed skills and demand into the economy....

06.10.2024 2

Pearls and Irritations

Allan Patience

Good teachers: how to ensure they remain within the system

The American poet e.e. cummings once observed that good teachers provide a mirror for their students, reflecting back to them valuable attributes...

06.09.2024 2

Pearls and Irritations

Allan Patience