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Mark Phillips
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Feb 14, 2023
The man who would not be defeated
He was told he would never be allowed to set foot in Australia; but…
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Mark Phillips
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Mar 28, 2021
Heroes or villains?
Inside the CFMEU
Dare to struggle
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Mark Phillips
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Nov 12, 2019
A fine mess
As it embarks on a bout of soul-searching after the devastating election loss in May…
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Mark Phillips
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May 26, 2019
Was Change the Rules a failure?
The peak union body spent millions on the 2019 election campaign, but…
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Mark Phillips
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May 19, 2019
What went wrong?
An unpopular leader, poor communication of its policies, and a $60 million ad spend…
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Mark Phillips
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May 17, 2019
Doing it for Bob
There is a beautiful symmetry to the timing of Hawke’s death on the eve of what would…
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Mark Phillips
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May 14, 2019
Victory is within Labor’s grasp
It would take a monumental disaster now to prevent Bill Shorten…
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Mark Phillips
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Jan 19, 2019
Is this the way of the future for politics on the left?
Neither McManus or Ocasio-Cortez obey the…
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Mark Phillips
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Dec 7, 2018
Can our Parliament get any worse?
Scott Morrison showed that when given a choice between principle and…
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Mark Phillips
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Nov 13, 2018
I ride and I vote
How cyclists became the new ‘Howard’s Battlers’
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