On the creation of the prime minister’s daggy dad persona

In the face of the pandemic, Scott Morrison has failed to adjust his thinking, and wants to return to the way things used to be

How did a man with such right-wing beliefs become Labor Party leader, and what is he cooking up now?

The rise, duck and weave of Australia’s no-fault prime minister

This year brought many surprises, and that’s a good thing

Our leaders need to spend more time considering their words

A day when silly things were said and long-range troubles came into view

Today’s reshuffle had some problems – such as not enough women getting promoted

After a bitter year, voters might have trouble spotting the difference between our leaders

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse reported today. What happens next is up to all of us.

Bennelong may prove a damp squib, but 2018 will fire things up again

Today offered a small glimpse of a better type of political debate

Dastyari leaves parliament

Labor seems divided over the Dastyari affair

The frustrations of this week will fade, but the change to our laws will last