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William Partlett is the Stephen Charles Fellow at the Centre for Public Integrity Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical, anti-democratic movements sweeping through the ...

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Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical, anti-democratic movements sweeping through the United States and Europe. But Australian democracy is not safe from threats. One ...