Last September, Anthony Albanese was on stage with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, lecturing the British Labour Party about how to combat the rise of Nigel Farage’s right-wing populist Reform UK party.Nine months later, Albanese is presiding over the most significant fracturing of Australia’s political system since the Labor Party split over anti-communism in the 1950s led to the formation of the Democratic Labor Party.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
PM must course correct on the economy to halt One Nation surge
A widespread backlash against Labor’s expansionary fiscal policies and the rising cost of living has driven aspirational Australians towards minor parties.













