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Michael de Percy

  • Political Scientist and Commentator, Freelance
Canberra
As seen in: ABC News (Australia), Sydney Morning Herald, The Conversation, ANU Reporter, Australian Financial Review, The Canberra Times, The Australian, Jewish Journal (Los Angeles), Crikey, Australian Outlook and
Covers:  Politics, Policy, International Relations, Transport, Telecommunications, Energy, Nuclear, Current Affairs
🇦🇺 Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent @SpectatorOz 🇦🇺 www.politicalscience.com.au/. youtube.com/@madepercy/. Opinions mine only.

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Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN @FlaneuPolitiq is the Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent for The Spectator Australia. He is an Australian academic, political scientist, journalist, editor, and political commentator. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Canberra School of Government at the University of Canberra and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Federation University Australia. In 2022 de Percy was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts and serv…

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Liberals' wheels fell off with the hate speech laws | The Spectator Australia

Liberals' wheels fell off with the hate speech laws | The Spectator Australia

If I were a betting man, my money would be on Angus Taylor taking over the Liberal leadership at the end of t…

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RBA interest rate hike: our plight under Opposition light | The Spectator Australia

RBA interest rate hike: our plight under Opposition light | The Spectator Australia

Interest rates are going up while the Treasurer is making jokes about the Nationals being a minor party. The …

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Liberals' last hurrah? | The Spectator Australia

Liberals' last hurrah? | The Spectator Australia

Can Angus Taylor pull off a leadership coup against Sussan Ley without the moderates scuttling the ship out o…

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Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups | The Spectator Australia

Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups | The Spectator Australia

When the Australian flag is burnt at Invasion Day rallies, taxpayers deserve reassurance that they are not fu…

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Silvertail Liberals are up against sons and daughters of Anzacs | The Spectator Australia

Silvertail Liberals are up against sons and daughters of Anzacs | The Spectator Australia

The Liberal Party thinks that changing their leader is going to fix the party's problems, but who is going to…

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Albo delivers 'dog's breakfast', claims antisemitism wasn't Labor's fault | The Spectator Austral...

Albo delivers 'dog's breakfast', claims antisemitism wasn't Labor's fault | The Spectator Austral...

Pauline Hanson won't be in the debate that will run late tonight because she is banned from the Senate for wa…

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Labor failed their political IQ test

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By Michael de Percy
| The Spectator Australia
This week, Labor failed a political IQ test. The best way to fight your political opponent is to Labor what pouring petrol on a fire is to the Rural Fire Service. Not only did Labor raise barely a trickle of financial support to stop One Nation, they helped Pauline win big. After three days and counting, One Nation’s war chest has surpassed $3.6 million. Albo reckons it’s all a bit dubious. Pauline posted proof of truth. Independent tech auditors say the amount is legit.
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God, King, and Country

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By Michael de Percy
| The Spectator Australia
God, King, and Country is an interesting concept. As a political scientist, my method tends to be what is known as historical institutionalism. What I look at are legacies and how they inform policy choices in the present, but also continuity, disruption, and often serendipity. In terms of serendipity, it’s interesting that Lord Kitchener was invited to Australia by Alfred Deakin to report on the Australian land defence force, the Australian Army.
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Albanese’s regional Australia is being subsidised by $5 coffees

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By Michael de Percy
| The Spectator Australia
You don’t have to tell me that most politicians and policymakers are out of touch with small businesses in regional Australia. I know it for a fact. This week, Labor’s policies created a Catch-22 for the people who hold regional communities together. For me, this time it’s personal. Small business cafés in the regions are being forced to choose between two bad options. They can absorb the rising costs of running a business and keep providing the social glue that governments never fund.
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