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March 26, 2025 | [OPINION] The Irreversible Shift: Australia's Political Landscape in 2025
It's been some time since I've written formal political commentary on Australian politics for Freedom Publishers Union.
Followers of my social network channels know how active I am there, though that's limited to short format opinion.
What's different right now?
Australia has a Federal Election coming up.
Although Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hasn't officially 'called' it yet, the unofficial election campaign has been ongoing for some time.
My last opinion column related to an Australian Federal Election was in 2022.
At that time, I highlighted some important issues that many people missed.
That's what happens with political opinion columns published in the dark shadows of the internet on a niche website like Freedom Publishers Union.
The point is, what I wrote in 2022 is only now being discussed by more popular political commentators in 2025.
What I said then was that 2022 represented a tipping point for Australian politics from which there may never be a reversal.
The Australian political landscape has fundamentally changed.
The influential vote count now favors a green-left bloc consisting of the Labor Party, The Greens, and the Teal cult.
Combined, even if the Labor Party scores underneath the required 76 seats to govern with a majority, they will still win in the event of a likely hung parliament.
No matter the final vote count post-election, The Greens and the Teal cult will unite and offer the Labor Party the confidence they need to govern.
The Liberal Party and its Coalition with The Nationals simply isn't enough to compete with this green-left bloc.
Strategic Context: The Collapse of Australian Democracy
This shift hasn't just moved Australian politics into irreversible territory - it has destroyed Australian democracy.
I've long argued the system is broken, systematically fixed to produce only one result.
That remains true for both democracy and capitalism.
But previously, it had enough give and sway to allow democracy to shine in Australia as well as anywhere in the world.
That era is finished.
Now, thanks to the green-left bloc and with the Labor Party and Liberal Party being ideologically united to resemble a uni-party, Australia has a system that can produce only one result.
Geopolitical Realignment: A Pragmatic Path Forward
Given the fundamental breakdown of its democratic processes, Australia must now think strategically about its national survival and prosperity.
The traditional Western alliance, particularly with the United States, can no longer be relied upon as a sustainable security framework.
Australia can waste no more time, it must now look to China not as an enemy but as a friend.
This is not an ideological choice, but a pragmatic necessity.
As the US increasingly shows signs of Australia's unimportance to its political strategy, Australia's political interests have involuntarily shifted and are now with China.
Australia must embrace a new strategic relationship which brings together political and economic strategies that can secure its future.
How Australia integrates into the Chinese sphere of influence while maintaining sovereignty might prove a challenge and will take time to figure out.
But it is a challenge it must undertake.
The alternative - remaining isolated and wedded to a broken democratic system and unreliable international partnerships - is simply not tenable.
Australia must be willing to make difficult choices to ensure its national security and continued prosperity.
Australia must now look to form diplomatic relations that reflect the new geopolitical realities, even if those choices are uncomfortable and challenge its traditional understanding of international relations.