On Line Opinion - Domestic Politics http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=domestic Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2026, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 Voters will keep voting Labor, even when dissatisfied editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) When Coalition voters prefer Pauline Hanson to their own leader, something has broken. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23882 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23882 Thu, 5 Mar 2026 06:03:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23882 On Line Opinion Leaking the Liberals' post-election analysis - another act of betrayal editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) Leaking the election review won’t rebuild the Liberals. It may bury them deeper. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23880 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23880 Wed, 4 Mar 2026 07:49:36 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23880 On Line Opinion Can the new Federal Coalition be an effective Opposition and start acting like a 'government in waiting' ready to lead? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) Can the Federal Coalition become a real opposition, develop policy and be ready for office? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23864 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23864 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:23:27 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23864 On Line Opinion Soothsaying and the sampling referendum: the heralded rise of One Nation editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) Polls crown Pauline Hanson ascendant, but beware the sampling referendum. When pundits anoint insurgents, they risk mistaking protest heat for electoral firepower. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23853 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23853 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:37:02 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23853 On Line Opinion Why Crisafulli should study Borbidge govt, not Newman government editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) Queensland history offers a warning: competent one-term governments still lose. Borbidge shows how silence, One Nation, and misread voters can undo reform—unless Crisafulli learns the right lesson. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23849 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23849 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:40:26 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23849 On Line Opinion Learning from Menzies about coalition relations editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) Coalition Relations and Menzies - lessons to be remembered from the founder of the Liberal Party http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23830 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23830 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:10:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23830 On Line Opinion One Nation on the rise driven by the Opposition’s incompetence editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) The Liberals surrender on free speech and wonder why voters flee. As laws multiply and problems fester, Pauline Hanson profits from an opposition that cannot oppose. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23823 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23823 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:46:46 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23823 On Line Opinion Whatever happened to 'Keeping the bastards honest'? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (John Mikkelsen) Bondi, Anika Wells, and a Prime Minister caught misstating the facts. When Albanese spins, why does the press gallery look away? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23797 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23797 Mon, 5 Jan 2026 07:47:07 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23797 On Line Opinion The Coalition’s chaos has become a self-writing political satire editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) From public leaks to policy confusion and theatrical defections, the federal Coalition now looks less like an opposition-in-waiting than a political circus. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23778 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23778 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:31:25 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23778 On Line Opinion Coalition marriage hits the rocks editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) As the Liberals face a defining choice on net zero, the century-old partnership with the Nationals is straining under the weight of conflicting values and diverging electorates. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23731 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23731 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:13:35 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23731 On Line Opinion