Democracy in decline: Australia’s slide into ‘competitive authoritarianism’ – Pearls and Irritations (johnmenadue.com)

Short excerpt

Australia is at a critical point. A Coalition government that would cling to power to impose broadly unpopular policy threatens the very nature of our democracy. It is common to refer to countries that were “consolidated democracies” as corroding to “illiberal democracies”. Hungary is the most notable example. If, however, the term “competitive authoritarianism” is Continue reading »