The Australian “fair go” is under siege. Michael Pascoe argues we are becoming a meaner nation, marked by rising intolerance and culture war fatigue. This shift signals an invasion of MAGA values—populism, racial grievance, and aggressive division. As Trumpian tactics infect our politics via figures like Pauline Hanson, Australia is trading its egalitarian identity for a harsh, "me-first" reality.

https://michaelwest.com.au/australia-is-getting-meaner