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 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Heathwood) Why does the conservative commentariat scrutinise populists more fiercely than the establishment that failed? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24051 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24051 Thu, 2 Jul 2026 06:47:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24051 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) Conservatives are in the middle of a marriage breakdown. Half of Coalition voters have left. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24045 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24045 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:31 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24045 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) Pauline Hanson has spent 30 years attacking the establishment. What happens if she becomes part of it? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24035 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24035 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:34:37 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24035 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) One Nation's rise may be real. The commentary surrounding it often borders on performance art. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24016 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24016 Mon, 8 Jun 2026 07:35:46 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24016 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Leyonhjelm) Many people on the anti-Labor side of politics believe the only way to remove Labor from government is for the Liberal Party and Nationals to work with One Nation. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24008 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24008 Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:41:41 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24008 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (John Mikkelsen) From Paris obligations to dwindling refineries, Albanese’s 'no turning back' sounds less like progress and more like managed decline. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23938 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23938 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:33:57 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23938 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) What finally broke the Coalition vote? The answer may begin with Covid, not immigration. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23928 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23928 Wed, 8 Apr 2026 07:09:44 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23928 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Brendan O'Reilly) The real (but largely unspoken) reasons why unpopular Labor is set to win the next federal election at the expense of the hapless Liberals. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23926 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23926 Tue, 7 Apr 2026 08:07:19 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23926 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Scott Prasser) One Nation’s surge has not just crushed the Liberals in South Australia - it has crippled the opposition function democracy depends on. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23918 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23918 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:27:16 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23918 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) One Nation channels right wing fury, but ironically, can it ever do more than increase Labor's chances at every election it contests? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23915 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23915 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:37:22 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23915 On Line Opinion