Tag: Insurgents

The Insurgency – Pearls and Irritations

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott delivers the keynote address during the 2023 Conservative Political Action Network Conference (CPAC) in Sydney, Saturday, August 19, 2023. Image: AAP /Dean Lewins

 

It is hard to gauge the importance of the Trumpist Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event that took place in Sydney this weekend. There were more high-profile figures speaking than previously, and several currently serving politicians alongside white supremacists and antisemites.

Lyle Shelton quoted Maurice Newman approvingly when he stated, “Laugh it off if you like, but there are parallels between Germany 1933 and Australia 2023.” As one of the few observers who could stand to watch the entire weekend’s events observed: “I actually couldn’t agree more with this, those parallels were on stage at CPACAustralia this weekend.”

Source: The Insurgency – Pearls and Irritations

The insurgency within the Liberal Party – » The Australian Independent Media Network

The panel at the Caroline Springs Liberal branch fundraiser

What does a Liberal vote mean if the ultraconservatives take over the party’s mechanisms?

Source: The insurgency within the Liberal Party – » The Australian Independent Media Network