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

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

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

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