Sean Kelly

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568 ENTRIES Sean Kelly is the author of The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and was an adviser to Labor prime ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.



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Image of Treasurer Jim Chalmers standing at lectern at Parliament House, October 25, 2023, taken from side stage

Politics

What kind of year has it been?

Was 2023 – beyond the referendum calamity – a year of government timidity or a demonstration of its ability to keep the national conversation on course?

Labor Party election-night event at the Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL, Sydney

Politics

The year of living cautiously

What do the first 12 months of the Albanese government tell us about its aims, and how should we assess its success?

Image of Greens MP Stephen Bates making his first speech in the House of Representatives at Parliament House, Canberra, July 27, 2022

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How to read first parliamentary speeches

What might the first speeches of our new crop of federal MPs tell us about the parliament, and careers, ahead?

Image of Prime Minister Scott Morrison cheering during an NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and the North Queensland Cowboys, July 25, 2019. Image © Craig Golding / AAP Image

Politics

Scott Morrison’s suburban development

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

Politics

Snapback

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

Photo of Mark Latham

Politics

Mark Latham: The outsider

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

Image of Scott Morrison

Politics

Looking for Scott Morrison

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

A good kind of uncertainty

The Politics

A good kind of uncertainty

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

Say it like you mean it

The Politics

Say it like you mean it

Our leaders need to spend more time considering their words

Time bombs

The Politics

Time bombs

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

Overlooked

The Politics

Overlooked

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

A case of mistaken identity

The Politics

A case of mistaken identity

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

Don’t look away

The Politics

Don’t look away

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

Expectations

The Politics

Expectations

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

Remember policy?

The Politics

Remember policy?

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

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