Flat White

Remember when parties believed in first principles?

29 January 2025

1:00 AM

29 January 2025

1:00 AM

George Orwell’s exploration of language manipulation and newspeak finds a disturbing parallel in Australian politics. Orwell wrote extensively about the abuse of the language and newspeak. In a perverse way, the political parties in Australia have relied upon the core principles and statements of their foundation beliefs, whilst simultaneously watching these hollowed out over the last 40 years.

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