AUTHOR
Graham Hryce
31 ARTICLES
Graham Hryce is an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
The UK has swapped one failure for another
Burnham has arrived on a wave of hype, but his vague promises and nostalgia-heavy agenda look no more workable than Starmer’s. Earlier this week, Andy...
Is the populist right about to take over Australia?
One Nation recently shot to the top of the country’s political ratings – but its program is disruptive and unrealistic. Recent opinion polls make clear...
Under Starmer or Burnham, the future of UK politics looks bleak
Burnham may bring fresh momentum, but the same party splits and elite agenda will grind him down, too. Earlier this week Andy Burnham, the popular...
Tony Blair emerges a fake ‘savior’ of UK’s Labour Party
As the party implodes under inept leadership, the former PM has come up with his own ten commandments – which will only poison it...
Starmer’s party is dying, and hallucinating mad political gambits in its death throes
After a brutal electoral collapse, Labour is tearing itself apart – reviving old wars and betting its future on a desperate leadership stunt. The existential...
The pathetic demise of Keir Starmer
Just as his 2024 election victory signaled the demise of the Conservative Party, his loss last week portends the death of Labour. Keir Starmer may...
From war hero to war criminal: One man’s fate is breaking a country’s politics in half
For the Australian right, Ben Roberts-Smith is a beacon of virtue. For the left, he is a murderer. Both will use him as a...
Why Western conservative parties are doomed
The inability to grasp the concerns of voters and resolve internal divisions will be the death of British and Australian conservatives. Perhaps the most noticeable...
Why this American vassal is suddenly defying its master
Australia has refused to go to war with China over Taiwan. The Trump administration has been having a rough few months. Domestic chaos – fuelled by...
Is a new populist force in Australia about to emerge?
As mainstream Australian conservatives become indistinguishable from their Labor opponents, a split in the coalition may give them hope. Political developments over the past few...