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Brisbane Times

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

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.

monday 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

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

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.

monday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

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

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.

monday 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

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

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.

monday 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

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

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 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

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

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 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

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

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 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

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

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 10

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 20

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 30

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

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 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

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 20

The Age

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 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

Like Bob Hawke and Paul Keating before them, the prime minister and the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

Like Bob Hawke and Paul Keating before them, the prime minister and the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

Like Bob Hawke and Paul Keating before them, the prime minister and the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 10

The Age

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

Like Bob Hawke and Paul Keating before them, the prime minister and the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come

In the federal budget, Albanese and Chalmers can change the course of both this country and its politics.

11.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come

In the federal budget, Albanese and Chalmers can change the course of both this country and its politics.

11.05.2026 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come

In the federal budget, Albanese and Chalmers can change the course of both this country and its politics.

11.05.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come

In the federal budget, Albanese and Chalmers can change the course of both this country and its politics.

11.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

When Kumanjayi Little Baby died, Australia noticed. Too often we don’t

Too many Indigenous deaths pass with little attention or outcry. Let’s hope this is a turning point.

04.05.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

When Kumanjayi Little Baby died, Australia noticed. Too often we don’t

Too many Indigenous deaths pass with little attention or outcry. Let’s hope this is a turning point.

04.05.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

When Kumanjayi Little Baby died, Australia noticed. Too often we don’t

Too many Indigenous deaths pass with little attention or outcry. Let’s hope this is a turning point.

04.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

When Kumanjayi Little Baby died, Australia noticed. Too often we don’t

Too many Indigenous deaths pass with little attention or outcry. Let’s hope this is a turning point.

04.05.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

In its first term, Labor figured out how to deal with inflation. That playbook won’t work this time

This federal budget was always going to define the Albanese government. But events have increased the degree of difficulty.

20.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

In its first term, Labor figured out how to deal with inflation. That playbook won’t work this time

This federal budget was always going to define the Albanese government. But events have increased the degree of difficulty.

20.04.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

In its first term, Labor figured out how to deal with inflation. That playbook won’t work this time

This federal budget was always going to define the Albanese government. But events have increased the degree of difficulty.

20.04.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

In its first term, Labor figured out how to deal with inflation. That playbook won’t work this time

This federal budget was always going to define the Albanese government. But events have increased the degree of difficulty.

20.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time

From pandemics to oil shocks and firestorms to climate disaster, we live with real catastrophes – but little faith that our leaders can fix them.

30.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time

From pandemics to oil shocks and firestorms to climate disaster, we live with real catastrophes – but little faith that our leaders can fix them.

30.03.2026 50

The Age

Sean Kelly

Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time

From pandemics to oil shocks and firestorms to climate disaster, we live with real catastrophes – but little faith that our leaders can fix them.

30.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time

From pandemics to oil shocks and firestorms to climate disaster, we live with real catastrophes – but little faith that our leaders can fix them.

30.03.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 50

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 60

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

AI is great, except when it gets everything wrong all the time

The head of Open AI said he wants AI to be a “utility”, like electricity or water. With a meter.

16.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

AI is great, except when it gets everything wrong all the time

The head of Open AI said he wants AI to be a “utility”, like electricity or water. With a meter.

16.03.2026 40

WA Today

Sean Kelly