Faith-based politics is nothing new in Australia – so what’s Albanese really worried about?
- Written by Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Senator Fatima Payman’s defection over Labor Party policy on statehood for the Palestinians has generated wider discussion about the written and unwritten rules of Australian politics. One of those involves the vexed question of the role of religious faith.
Scott Morrison’s prime ministership inevitably raised it. Morrison did not hide...
