Australian politics: Is Scott Morrison powerless or duplicitous? Why are members of his own government permitted to make outrageous statements? Is he powerless to stop them, or is he just happy for mixed messages to be sent from his government?

Scott Morrison is bringing in the new year by cutting crucial financial support to millions of Australians, who stand to lose up to $300 per fortnight.

OK, confession time: I did not record an Australian politics video over Christmas. But I did pre-record this clip about some of the books I read during 2020, as a sort of summer reading guide. The first one's a bit esoteric and far from a new release but most of the books in the list were new in 2020. I like to think there's something in this list for everyone who is interested in auspol. And as usual I've picked a comment of the week - this time, from my Instagram account. As always, let me know your thoughts in the comments.

It's Christmas in Australian politics but not everyone's happy.

The Australian parliament has risen for the year and the Morrison Liberal National Government has limped to the finish line. They have shown time and again that they're all about the photo-op and never about the follow-up. The Australian Labor Party has been holding Scott Morrison to account.

This video gives you ten things to know about the last sitting fortnight of the year in Australian politics.

I make weekly videos on Australian politics and for this video I put out a call to my Instagram followers, asking what topics they would like covered. Someone suggested "Does democracy still matter" and so I have made not one but three videos on the topic. This week's video is the third of the three. Spoiler alert: yes, I think democracy does still matter. Even in 2020, or maybe especially in 2020.

I'm a Labor politician so I'm predisposed to think that it actually matters who forms executive government in Australia. As an Australian Labor politician it is important to me to expose some of the underlying issues that support the entrenchment of conservative rule, and to discuss why it actually serves the Liberals and Nationals' agenda when government isn't being run so well.

Welcome to video 2 in this series. I make weekly videos on Australian politics and for this video I put out a call to my Instagram followers, asking what topics they would like covered. Someone suggested "Does democracy still matter".

For this video I put out a call to my Instagram followers, asking what topics they would like covered. Someone suggested "Does democracy still matter" and so I have made not one but three videos on the topic. 

It has been a big week in Australian politics. Parliament was sitting and the Liberal government had quite a few challenges to face. With all the high profile stories going on this week, there were a few things you might have missed. 

It's a busy time in Australian politics. I'm hoping that a Biden win will lead to international leadership for more action on climate change. In this update I have a few things to say about that, about the Queensland election, and about the coming sitting week in the Australian parliament. As a Member of Parliament I'm interested in your thoughts about the Morrison government's covid and economic response, as well as about their proposal for a national integrity commission (such as it is!).