Financial disadvantage continues to afflict many Australians, yet Australia

remains one of the few countries in the world lacking official poverty measures

and targets (BSL 2025). The most recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This issue looks at the weaponisation of authority and misinformation: It critiques anti-democratic leaders for exploiting crises to spread misinformation, foment bigotry, and consolidate power while blaming "wokeness" and marginalised groups for societal issues. The contributions in this issue emphasise the resilience of...

Every now and again, the routines of political life are interrupted by events that change, or have the potential to change, the existing order. The meaning of those events and explanations of their consequences will shape the subsequent years. The themed papers in...