Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?
- Written by Carol Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide
Scott Morrison's government may be more authoritarian populist than strictly conservative.AAP/Lukas Coch
In a recent interview Malcolm Turnbull raised the possibility that these days many so-called “conservatives” in the Liberal Party might be better described as “authoritarian populists”.
It would be easy to dismiss his...
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