Dean Smith continues to press on with plans to overturn or bypass the Liberals’ plebiscite policy by bringing a private member’s bill on marriage equality to the Parliament.
New WA senator Slade Brockman
Last weekend, Western Australian Liberals selected Slade Brockman to replace the staunch conservative Chris Back in the Senate. Like Back, Brockman is also a conservative, and has already flagged that he would ignore the results of any plebiscite in favour of marriage equality to vote against it being legalised.
It goes without saying that the crossbenchers are hugely important for next week's vote on medical evacuations. But where do they stand?
No need for business cases when the Nats go pig shooting
No need to bother with the business case when it comes to Nationals-administered grants programs, it seems.
Q&A sums up the hopelessness of modern politics
One only needs to have watched last night's Q&A to see that liberal democracy is unwell.
Banking parasites reveal more about our broken system than any racist speech
To see the truth about our broken political system, it's worth watching the banking royal commission, not Canberra.
The Menzies and Mings: another guide to Australia’s (many) political dynasties
It's like Game of Thrones with only slightly less backstabbing. We continue our look into Australian political families.
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