Democracies are fragile. Australians must act urgently to safeguard ours
- Written by Carolyn Holbrook, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University

The solicitor-general’s recent finding that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s furtive accrual of ministerial portfolios “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government has drawn attention to the precarity of democracy. In seeking to safeguard our democracy, we must consider the extent...
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