Politics in Dissent: The Rise of the Right ft. Melinda Cooper

Far-right populism has taken Australia by storm—and everyday people are paying the price.

From centrist calls for "better governance" to the Liberal Party leaning into xenophobic rhetoric, competing solutions are everywhere. But what’s actually driving this shift?

In this, our second instalment of Politics in Dissent, we will be joined by Professor Melinda Cooper from the Australian National University to unpack the real, measured and studied roots of right-wing populism in deeply divided countries—and ma-out exactly what the left can learn from it

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