We're not seeing a 'populist surge' in this election. Why not?
- Written by Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
One of the most significant, and unremarked, features of the 2019 Australian federal election has been the absence of what might be termed a “populist surge”.
In the most recent Newspoll, the United Australia Party and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation are polling at about 8% of the vote combined. This is tiny in comparison to, for...