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 (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 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Stuart Ballantyne) One Nation, Nationals and Liberals united? It may be the only path to ending Labor-Greens dominance. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23908 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23908 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:09:08 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23908 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young and Gary Johns) Australia’s political parties are confronting a long-standing issue that has been gradually worsening over many years: the decline in party membership and the diminishing local political machinery that historically supported them. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23900 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23900 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:32:44 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23900 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Leyonhjelm) The Liberals changed the Senate voting system to help themselves. Instead, they helped the Greens. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23893 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23893 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:57:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23893 On Line Opinion 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 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