Populism
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- Victorian election
An orange wave is breaking over Victoria. Can Labor hold back the populist tide?
Fears that One Nation could win as many as 30 seats at the Victorian election have sparked a new battle plan within Labor to fight Pauline Hanson’s party.
- Chip Le Grand and Kieran Rooney
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- Opinion
- Political leadership
Why One Nation can win the next federal election
People keen to write off One Nation as the party of angry, old, white men are now demonstrably wrong in the same way Democrats were wrong about Donald Trump in 2024.
- Waleed Aly
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- Crime
Second night of disorder rocks Belfast as stabbing victim’s family calls for calm
Police have been forced to use water cannons to keep rioters at bay as new details emerged in court about the accused attacker, Hadi Alodid.
- David Crowe
‘Uber in 90 seconds, health appointment in nine months’: Why voters are turning to populists
Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon, but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.
- Rob Harris
Nick Greiner’s parting advice to bring the Libs back from extinction
Liberal elder Nick Greiner was roped in to overhaul the troubled NSW division of the party after its disastrous local government nominations debacle. He’s finished that now, and this is his “last will and testament”.
- Alexandra Smith
‘Like a mosh pit’: Celebrating a new political future, Budapest-style
Our Europe correspondent joins the euphoric crowds in Budapest’s Batthyany Square as they celebrate the ousting of Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orbán after 16 years.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Political leadership
At this moment, grubby populism won’t help Australia. So why fuel it?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is working hard to subdue Australia’s populist outbreak. Liberal leader Angus Taylor is doing little to contain it.
- Peter Hartcher
‘Britain is broken’: How one man is cashing in on UK’s doom loop
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has managed to successfully weaponise the anxiety of voters and put the snap, crackle and pop back into populism.
- David Crowe
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- World politics
It’s your own fault you are losing, Abbott tells world’s conservatives
The former prime minister also met privately with US Vice President JD Vance during his trip to Washington.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia’s resisting the global populist tide. But now’s no time for smugness
Far-right populism is succeeding in the US, Britain, France and Germany. Australia won’t inexorably travel the same path.
- Nick Bryant