Power made visible

On the nature of “civility” and how power rallies to protect itself when public figures die.

The transformation of Australian politics

What the latest data says about the current state, and future, of our two-party system.

How do we fix mainstream political journalism?

Hint: it requires a new settlement between the media and their audience.

The reinvention of Australian democracy

The “teal” independents are here, but what happens now?

Voices of us: Why we need independents in our system of governance

The views of twenty-five million people don’t neatly divide into our so-called two-party system.

Soul-searching in a time of change

On “The Idea of Australia: A search for the soul of the nation” by Julianne Shultz.

The COVID pandemic: let’s not rewrite history

This is the lesson that shouldn’t be lost: it has all been about vaccinations.