Grattan on Friday: The loners who lead, and trash, 'personality' parties
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Let the voter beware. We may be in a “celebrity” age but personality parties, based around a “name” implode, explode, or fizzle. In the last few years, we’ve seen them do all three.
On Thursday came the latest episode in the One Nation soapie, when senator Brian Burston announced he was leaving the party to sit as an...
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