THE GOOD FIGHT.

The article analyzes the current state of Australian progressive politics, focusing on the leadership of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party. It argues that Albanese represents a pragmatic, center-right approach that prioritizes incrementalism and maintaining the two-party system, rather than pursuing a transformative center-left agenda. The piece highlights growing public dissatisfaction with the traditional two-party system, evidenced by declining major party support and rising votes for smaller parties and independents. It concludes that the established political order is undergoing a realignment marked by increasing authoritarianism, and that progressive forces must reconsider their strategies given Labor’s shift away from its working-class and social-progressive roots. [Extracted from the article]