Conservatives Are Being Outplayed by the Left in Australia

Conservatives Are Being Outplayed by the Left in Australia
Campaign posters for Climate 200 Independent candidate Monique Ryan and Liberal candidate Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the seat of Kooyong at Camberwell in Melbourne, Australia, on April 28, 2022. AAP Image/Joel Carrett
Eric Louw
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A new post-centrist style of politics is emerging worldwide as the political centre weakens and voters shift both right and left.

Eric Louw
Eric Louw
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Eric Louw is a retired professor in political communication with a career spanning South African and Australian universities. Prior to that, he was a former activist, journalist, and media trainer under the African National Congress, where he worked on South Africa's transition into the post-Apartheid era. Louw is an expert on affirmative action, and Black Economic Empowerment policies. His Ph.D. was in the study of Marxism and its postmodern developments. He has authored nine books including "The Rise, Fall and Legacy of Apartheid" and "The Media and Political Process."
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