Commonwealth of Australia July to December 2017

Abstract

As the year 2017 played out, a bizarre sequence of political crises handicapped not only the Turnbull government but also the entire parliament and most of the major and minor political parties. Of course, the usual incidence of mishaps and political bushfires had to be dealt with, but a series of major almost volcanic crises threatened government’s leadership as well as the fundamental legitimacy of the entire system of representative government. Show more