Amy Remeikis

What happens when the usual political tactics of deflect and dodge are no longer enough? A reckoning. The Guardian's political reporter Amy Remeikis has spoken before about being a survivor of sexual assault, but Brittany Higgins going public with her story ripped the curtain back not just on political attempts to deal with real-world issues, but also how unsafe women...

From the critically acclaimed author of On Reckoning, a powerful examination of how the politics of civility attempts to shut down debate. But when lies are treated as truth, the only thing we can do is speak up and screw nice. The imbalance between those in power and those who oppose injustice is growing. And yet, to stifle argument, those...

On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future.John Howard is often revered as one of the great Australian prime ministers (1996–2007): economically prudent, politically astute, ‘relaxed and comfortable’ with Australia’s identity, venerated by the Liberal Party and grudgingly admired by the left.  Why...