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Storm clouds ahead: JOSHUA BLACK looks at scandals that have rocked Australian politics...

While we seem to have a steady stream of political scandals in Australia, many of them have been seen before, albeit in a different guise.

Imagine gonzo journalist Norman Gunston as the host of this country’s great constitutional crisis: before, during and beyond. The “little Aussie bleeder” as a time traveller able to be present at cataclysmic national moments feels entirely plausible, considering Gunston wielded a microphone on the steps of Old Parliament House on November 11, 1975, just as prime minister Gough Whitlam emerged to rail against the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, for sacking his government.

This new comedic musical is not just a dramatisation of the events of 1975, it is also an attempt to understand our maddening political culture.

The Dismissal turns Australia’s greatest constitutional crisis into an all-singing and all-dancing affair – and it’s told by Norman Gunston.

When the TV miniseries The Dismissal first aired, memories of the events it depicted were still fresh.

The Australian economist Geoff Harcourt, a leading light of post-Keynesian economics, capital theory and economic thought, passed away in December 2021. This column, written by his son and fellow economist Tim Harcourt, outlines his life and times, including many contributions to both economic analysis and economic policymaking. Geoff regarded himself as “a Cambridge

Geoff Harcourt became a leading advocate for the post-Keynesian school of economics.

Geoff Harcourt became a leading advocate for the post-Keynesian school of economics.

Geoff Harcourt became a leading advocate for the post-Keynesian school of economics.