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Tim Soutphommasane

Tim Soutphommasane

The Guardian

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Take heart, Keir Starmer – Australia’s PM faced similarly dim prospects, and he triumphed

Take heart, Keir Starmer – Australia’s PM faced similarly dim prospects, and he triumphed

It has never been worse for Labour, at least according to the polls. Some now place it as the fourth party of British politics. The impending local...

14.04.2026 8

The Guardian

Tim Soutphommasane

As Pauline Hanson’s One Nation roars back, what can Australia learn from the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK?

A rightwing populist party, led by a familiar anti-establishment figure, gathering momentum. A Labour government enjoying a comfortable parliamentary...

23.02.2026 60

The Guardian

Tim Soutphommasane

Australians can no longer believe in their own exceptionalism

17.12.2025 10

New Statesman

Tim Soutphommasane

Australians can no longer believe in their own exceptionalism

17.12.2025 10

New Statesman

Tim Soutphommasane