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AUSTRALIA PERSPECTIVE
REFORM UK SURGES, LABOUR COLLAPSES: UK LOCAL ELECTIONS SIGNAL THE END OF THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM
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DOMINANT ANGLE
Australia: Farage a step from power — Sydney follows the rise of a familiar phenomenon
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Australia: ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald follow the UK local elections with particular interest in Farage's trajectory. ABC published a long profile: 'How Nigel Farage went from outsider to contender for UK PM.' The SMH reported that an Australian-born UK MP threatened to trigger a Labour leadership election if Starmer did not resign by Monday. Australia, which experienced its own populist episodes in the 2010s with Pauline Hanson and One Nation, recognises in Reform UK's rise a familiar pattern: a party perceived as outsider that capitalises on the feeling that both major parties are interchangeable.
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