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
Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-NDThe 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...
