From the robodebt fallout to assaults on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, politics on this nation is falling to new lows.
From age-old spin to inflicting deliberate hurt, a brand new shamelessness is permeating Australian politics —and it’s decided to interchange equity with ugliness.
We’ve seen it in makes an attempt to delegitimise anti-corruption commissions. We’ve seen it in dismissive responses to the robodebt royal fee’s report. And we’re seeing it in spades across the Indigenous Voice to Parliament campaigns.
So what does this new shamelessness seem like? How is it totally different from the shamelessness that’s characterised politics since time immemorial? And what’s at stake for Australia?
Maintain studying of the egregious slide into the brand new shamelessness.
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