http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1308/S00085.htm The WikiLeaks Party, the Australian Election and Beyond Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:34 pm Column: Binoy Kampmark Beyond the Cartelised Centre: The WikiLeaks Party, the Australian Election and Beyond by Dr. Binoy Kampmark August 12, 2013 Surprised at the disgust of politics in Australia and elsewhere? This would itself be a surprise. Disliking Australian politics has not only been a pass time for decades in the country; it has become something of a nervous tic. One outstanding feature of this loathing lies in the dulling and dumbing of the “centre” of Australian politics. The movement of the major political wings in Australia towards a toxic, misguided centre has left other parties a chance to capitalise. New cooks are arriving, not so much to spoil the broth but change it altogether. [....]