Flat White

Politics 2016: everything’s changed but Australia

26 December 2016

9:22 AM

26 December 2016

9:22 AM

AUSTRALIA-POLITICSBOSTON, UNITED STATES — Back in 2015, shortly after the coup that brought Malcolm Turnbull to power, I contributed to a symposium hosted by the Sydney Traditionalist Forum. The question: ‘Do traditionalists have a place in the current party political system?’

Terry Barnes’s latest for the Speccie would’ve fit right in. We, too, mostly argued that ‘Bernardi would do better to stay inside the Liberal tent and continue to agitate from within to help the party rediscover what it stands for,’ for the sake of maintaining a ‘powerful, viable centre-right force for good in Australia.’ Then

Already a subscriber? Log in

Subscribe for just $2 a week

Try a month of The Spectator Australia absolutely free and without commitment. Not only that but – if you choose to continue – you’ll pay just $2 a week for your first year.

  • Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
  • The weekly edition on the Spectator Australia app
  • Spectator podcasts and newsletters
  • Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or

Unlock this article

REGISTER


Comments

Don't miss out

Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Close