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Democracy on a Precipice
Fri
25
Fri 25 Oct 11:30 AM
Members Dining Room | MOAD
General Admission
60 Mins
October
In July, the US Supreme Court ruled that Donald J. Trump - convicted felon and Republican presidential nominee - is entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. The Biden administration labelled the decision “a dangerous precedent” and the implications for US democracy are chilling. But in an age of disinformation and civic decline, there are signs of democratic fragility all over the globe, and Australia is no exception. Barrie Cassidy leads an expert panel of thinkers – Bruce Wolpe, Nick Bryant and Emma Shortis – to discuss our perilous geo-politics