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HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - The Untold Story

Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?

Can historians influence government policy? Should they? And, if so, what kinds of historical knowledge should they produce?

The Conversation

Conrad Charlton was the first voice on ABC radio 90 years ago and his sons Michael and Tony were TV broadcasting pioneers

When the ABC launched 90 years ago, Conrad Charlton was the first voice on air. His son, Michael, then was the first face on ABC TV and another son, Tony, also worked at the ABC and called the first televised VFL match on commercial television.

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Katy Gallagher says the government has inherited the worst set of budget books in history. Is that correct?

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says the incoming Labor government has inherited the worst set of budget books in history. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Is Australia’s election result a teal revolution or an old story of centre-right flight?

History shows us that when a centre-right party drifts from the priorities of their ‘broad church’, their support and party structure fractures

The Guardian - AU

‘They were having a go at Victorians’: how the Liberals miscalculated the ‘anti-Dan’ election strategy

Liberal strategists believed Victorians wanted to send Daniel Andrews a message. Instead voters swung away from them in several blue-ribbon seats

The Guardian - AU

Victoria turns red and teal as Liberals are all but vanquished in greater Melbourne

The federal election result is highly problematic for the Liberal Party. Aside from finding itself on the opposition benches for the first time in nine years, the Liberal Party lost support in what were once its strongest electorates in Victoria. The biggest blow of all came in losing former Treasurer…

The Conversation

Allegra Spender rides teal wave to usher in another independent’s day for Wentworth

The capitalist class of Sydney’s east rallied ecstatically behind the candidate as she declared election ‘victory for the community’

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Jacqui Munro: Time to home in on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

In 1942 Robert Menzies spoke about three homes all Australians should be afforded the ability to inhabit: Homes material, homes human and homes spiritual.

The New Daily

'His beating heart is a focus group': what makes Scott Morrison tick?

Today we are running two longer articles looking at the men who are vying to be the next Australian prime minister. You can read Paul Strangio’s profile of Anthony Albanese here.

The Conversation

Helen Haines says the current government has gagged debate in parliament more than any government in history. Is that correct?

Independent MP for the seat of Indi, Helen Haines, says the current government has moved to gag debate in parliament more than any government in history. RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

ABC News

Times are tough, and may get tougher, so where can Australians find strong political leadership?

In troubled times, people look for strong leaders – men and women who offer decisive action to address collective problems, and promise the capacity to deliver. They initially present as larger-than-life characters, and we’ve had our share of them: Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and perhaps Kevin…

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Josh Frydenberg pleads with unhappy Liberal voters to stick by him as pressure in Kooyong grows

As he faces off against a popular independent, the treasurer is pleading with unhappy Liberal voters to keep him as their local member

The Guardian - AU

Morrison, Dutton go hard on national security - but will it have any effect on the election?

Elections held in the shadow of war or overarching national security concerns tend to favour incumbents.

The Conversation

Could the 2022 election result in a hung parliament? History shows Australians have nothing to fear from it

The first two weeks of the 2022 election campaign have increased the possibility that neither of the two major parties will gain a majority in the House of Representatives.

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What if the 2022 federal election gives us a hung parliament, but those with the balance of power want Morrison gone?

Most commentators on the coming federal election probably see a hung parliament and a minority government as one possible outcome. There is already a crossbench of seven, with five independents plus Liberal defector Craig Kelly for the United Australia Party and Greens leader Adam Bandt.

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Still under the bed? Red-baiting's long history in Australian politics – and why it's unlikely to succeed now

The Reds are back. Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National government has recently launched an offensive of “red-baiting”, a practice long thought consigned to the history books, in preparation for an anticipated May 2022 election.

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Clive Palmer and the United Australia Party claim three former prime ministers as their own. Is that correct?

United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer claims Sir Robert Menzies, Joseph Lyons and Billy Hughes as former prime ministers who were leaders of his party. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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