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Albanese’s responses to Bondi hew to a script. Unpopular mass migration must continue – at any cost. Citizens must be socially 'cohesive' - else we’re racist.
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.
Sixteen Australians are dead. Antisemitism surged for years, warnings were issued, a plan was delivered, and government inaction followed. The massacre did not come without notice.
From public leaks to policy confusion and theatrical defections, the federal Coalition now looks less like an opposition-in-waiting than a political circus.
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.
