Australians have been comfortable for a while, and are generally disengaged from politics. Most Australians I know are more aware of American politics than their own.
The media is certainly getting smaller—everywhere, not just in Australia—and important things aren't getting reported. The answer to that is pretty boring, though: pay your subscription fees already.
theguardian.com/au
michaelwest.com.au
theconversation.com
themonthly.com.au
All do decent analysis of policy and economics and holding government to account.
Unfortunately real administration is boring - and should be boring. We want to avoid crises.
Gosh this is so true. My sister and I are Americans living in Australia, she recently posted celebrating Kamala being named Biden's VP and got 20+ negative/derogatory DMs from aussie men in her network. I can't believe they care so much.
Meanwhile, you rarely read much about Australian politics in social media besides satire (Batoota Advocate, etc).