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Uncertainty and pessimism abound. Will fear be enough to push Dutton into office?

Uncertainty and pessimism abound. Will fear be enough to push Dutton into office?

The Liberal leader goes into this election presenting a particularly bleak worldview. Whether voters are in step with that view remains to be seen.

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The Conversation

Frank Bongiorno

‘I don’t hold a hose’: Best and worst political gaffes

20.01.2025 10

The New Daily

Frank Bongiorno

'I don't hold a hose, mate': Australia's political history is full of gaffes

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a "blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a 'faux pas'." It evokes a sense of triviality rather...

08.01.2025 7

Canberra Times

Frank Bongiorno

'I don't hold a hose, mate': Australia's political history is full of gaffes

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a "blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a 'faux pas'." It evokes a sense of triviality rather...

08.01.2025 6

The Examiner

Frank Bongiorno

‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of the best (or worst)

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather...

07.01.2025 9

The Conversation

Frank Bongiorno

‘I don’t hold a hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of best (or worst)

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather...

07.01.2025 20

The Conversation

Frank Bongiorno

‘I don’t hold the hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. Here are some of best (or worst)

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a gaffe as a “blunder, an instance of clumsy stupidity, a ‘faux pas’.” It evokes a sense of triviality rather...

06.01.2025 6

The Conversation

Frank Bongiorno

Kim Carr’s memoir is an elegy for older-style Labor politics. Only time will tell if it’s an elegy for the Labor project itself

The moniker “true believer” could almost have been invented for Kim Carr. Indeed, he began his almost 30-year Senate career at the very election,...

26.10.2024 9

The Guardian

Frank Bongiorno

Australia fears being abandoned by America – but do the two countries need each other?

In any presidential year, the Australian media – including social media – will suddenly generate a vast army of instant experts on American...

29.07.2024 10

The Conversation

Frank Bongiorno