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Still under the bed? Red-baiting's long history in Australian politics – and why it's unlikely to succeed now

  • Written by Jon Piccini, Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
Still under the bed? Red-baiting's long history in Australian politics – and why it's unlikely to succeed nowWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

The Reds are back. Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National government has recently launched an offensive of “red-baiting”, a practice long thought consigned to the history books, in preparation for an anticipated May 2022 election.

Last November, Defence Minister Peter Dutton hounded Shadow...

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