Publications

Mungo MacCallum writes in Pearls and Irritations (1.12.16) that the National Party may not yet be out of control but it represents a far more frightening prospect

Norman Abjorensen comments in Inside Story (28.11.16) about how Australia isn’t entirely immune to the forces of political backlash unleashed in recent times in Europe and

Adam Grossetti speaks about the impact on his Italian migrant family (ABC 28.1.16) ‘Many internees were Italian sugarcane farmers from North Queensland. Close to the war

Brian McNair writes in The Conversation (28.11.16): ‘It’s been a long time coming, but hey, it’s well worth the wait. ‘We Australian journalism academics compete to

Announced on 16 November 2016 by the Oxford Dictionary as its international “Word of the Year”, “post-truth” is defined as an adjective “relating to or denoting

Messages of hate and misinformation – expect channelling through One Nation? The Guardian editorial (25.11.16) writes: ‘The American Breitbart News Network, a website aligned to the noxious

Dennis Altman writes in The Conversation (23.11.16) about how Donald Trump’s election will affect Australia profoundly – including in the comfort it gives to those who oppose

Silicon Valley, social media and the Trump campaign The Herald Sun (23.11.16) reports on the use of social media by the Trump campaign run by Jared Kushner,

Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (21.11.16) about conjecture of a split in the ranks of Queensland’s LNP, following dismissive remarks made by the federal Attorney-General,

Andrew Markus writes in The Conversation (22.11.16) about a recent Scanlon Foundation survey which provides grounds for caution in applying overseas comparisons to shifts in Australian

Ian Verrender comments on the ABC’s website (21.11.16) about why today’s crop of political leaders and analysts can’t seem to fathom what the problem is behind

Social media and democracy Donald Trump is a master of the use of Twitter. This analysis by Sean Aday and Deen Freelon on the impact of social