Something of a followup to the last piece, from 5 December, looking at the paradox that:

The latest Labor landslide at the weekend reinforces the great paradox of Australian politics. Labor is in office, and looking comfortable in all the States and Territories, but seems doomed to endless Opposition at the Federal level.

I got some useful discussion on this from readers of this blog. I’m finding more and more that the blog provides a useful sounding board for ideas I can then develop for a larger, but less focused/informed/passionate, audience.