Words on the Waves 2024: Bad Cop, Good Cop with Lech Blaine and Frank Bongiorno

When did Australian politics become so polarised? Do our leaders only exist in opposition; good cops or bad cops, dreamers or schemers? Journalist Lech Blaine’s Quarterly Essay grapples with Peter Dutton’s ‘strongman politics’ while historian Frank Bongiorno’s Dreamers and Schemers is an eye-popping look at the political history of Australia. Both expose a land and people increasingly riven by cultural wars and philosophical battle lines. Where do we stand today? Join us to find out.