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Brisbane Times

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Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Ever feel like putting down your phone and smelling the roses? Politicians should do the same – as long as they don’t hang up on us.

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WA Today

Sean Kelly

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Ever feel like putting down your phone and smelling the roses? Politicians should do the same – as long as they don’t hang up on us.

previous day 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Ever feel like putting down your phone and smelling the roses? Politicians should do the same – as long as they don’t hang up on us.

previous day 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

Ever feel like putting down your phone and smelling the roses? Politicians should do the same – as long as they don’t hang up on us.

previous day 10

The Age

Sean Kelly

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

Senior Liberal figures have spent years softening up voters for the arguments One Nation wants to make. But Labor’s not blameless either.

10.08.2026 10

The Age

Sean Kelly

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

Senior Liberal figures have spent years softening up voters for the arguments One Nation wants to make. But Labor’s not blameless either.

10.08.2026 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

Senior Liberal figures have spent years softening up voters for the arguments One Nation wants to make. But Labor’s not blameless either.

10.08.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

To rein in Hanson, her political foes must stop making One Nation’s case

Senior Liberal figures have spent years softening up voters for the arguments One Nation wants to make. But Labor’s not blameless either.

10.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Events of the past fortnight have reminded Australians why they’ve become cynical about the people – elected or not – who run this country.

03.08.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Events of the past fortnight have reminded Australians why they’ve become cynical about the people – elected or not – who run this country.

03.08.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Events of the past fortnight have reminded Australians why they’ve become cynical about the people – elected or not – who run this country.

03.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Money, power, influence, secrecy: This same old rinse cycle is destroying politics

Events of the past fortnight have reminded Australians why they’ve become cynical about the people – elected or not – who run this country.

03.08.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

Why Albanese barely mentions Libs, but speaks his true enemy’s name

It is clear that Labor has decided not to ignore the threat of One Nation – and it will involve significant changes to address voters’ genuine...

27.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Why Albanese barely mentions Libs, but speaks his true enemy’s name

It is clear that Labor has decided not to ignore the threat of One Nation – and it will involve significant changes to address voters’ genuine...

27.07.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

Why Albanese barely mentions Libs, but speaks his true enemy’s name

It is clear that Labor has decided not to ignore the threat of One Nation – and it will involve significant changes to address voters’ genuine...

27.07.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Why Albanese barely mentions Libs, but speaks his true enemy’s name

It is clear that Labor has decided not to ignore the threat of One Nation – and it will involve significant changes to address voters’ genuine...

27.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Labor is trying to fix a ‘broken’ economic system. Now it must keep going

Are the recent budget changes a sign of things to come – or just a pause before lapsing back into caution?

20.07.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Labor is trying to fix a ‘broken’ economic system. Now it must keep going

Are the recent budget changes a sign of things to come – or just a pause before lapsing back into caution?

20.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Labor is trying to fix a ‘broken’ economic system. Now it must keep going

Are the recent budget changes a sign of things to come – or just a pause before lapsing back into caution?

20.07.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

Labor is trying to fix a ‘broken’ economic system. Now it must keep going

Are the recent budget changes a sign of things to come – or just a pause before lapsing back into caution?

20.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off

The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?

13.07.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off

The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?

13.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off

The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?

13.07.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off

The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?

13.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Like the ‘broken’ housing market, Labor has a moral obligation to act on another issue

Everyone agrees that gambling advertising requires drastic action.

06.07.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Like the ‘broken’ housing market, Labor has a moral obligation to act on another issue

Everyone agrees that gambling advertising requires drastic action.

06.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Like the ‘broken’ housing market, Labor has a moral obligation to act on another issue

Everyone agrees that gambling advertising requires drastic action.

06.07.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

Like the ‘broken’ housing market, Labor has a moral obligation to act on another issue

Everyone agrees that gambling advertising requires drastic action.

06.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.

29.06.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.

29.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.

29.06.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.

29.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Make no mistake, Hanson is extreme but she can do something rival politicians can’t

The One Nation leader is cutting through because so many of her opponents have lost the ability to articulate what is wrong in society.

22.06.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Make no mistake, Hanson is extreme but she can do something rival politicians can’t

The One Nation leader is cutting through because so many of her opponents have lost the ability to articulate what is wrong in society.

22.06.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Make no mistake, Hanson is extreme but she can do something rival politicians can’t

The One Nation leader is cutting through because so many of her opponents have lost the ability to articulate what is wrong in society.

22.06.2026 40

The Age

Sean Kelly

Make no mistake, Hanson is extreme but she can do something rival politicians can’t

The One Nation leader is cutting through because so many of her opponents have lost the ability to articulate what is wrong in society.

22.06.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

One Nation Express v Albanese’s ‘stable’ revolution: It will be a head-on crash

Australia’s political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Voters are yet to define how they want it to shape up.

15.06.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

One Nation Express v Albanese’s ‘stable’ revolution: It will be a head-on crash

Australia’s political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Voters are yet to define how they want it to shape up.

15.06.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

One Nation Express v Albanese’s ‘stable’ revolution: It will be a head-on crash

Australia’s political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Voters are yet to define how they want it to shape up.

15.06.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

One Nation Express v Albanese’s ‘stable’ revolution: It will be a head-on crash

Australia’s political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Voters are yet to define how they want it to shape up.

15.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

I’ve farewelled my old house, and the people we were when we lived there

I will never again meet the baby that my son was, nor the three-year-old. Leaving this house feels as though I am leaving those ages behind, but the...

08.06.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

I’ve farewelled my old house, and the people we were when we lived there

I will never again meet the baby that my son was, nor the three-year-old. Leaving this house feels as though I am leaving those ages behind, but the...

08.06.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

I’ve farewelled my old house, and the people we were when we lived there

I will never again meet the baby that my son was, nor the three-year-old. Leaving this house feels as though I am leaving those ages behind, but the...

08.06.2026 50

The Age

Sean Kelly

I’ve farewelled my old house, and the people we were when we lived there

I will never again meet the baby that my son was, nor the three-year-old. Leaving this house feels as though I am leaving those ages behind, but the...

08.06.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst...

01.06.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst...

01.06.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst...

01.06.2026 40

The Age

Sean Kelly

Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed

Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst...

01.06.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English

Both sides of this debate are mangling their case, but the Albanese government needs to maintain the courage of its convictions.

25.05.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English

Both sides of this debate are mangling their case, but the Albanese government needs to maintain the courage of its convictions.

25.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly