Annabel Crabb is a regular columnist, TV host and leading political commentator.
There was a burst of the usual low-level grumbling on Wednesday when the Australian Electoral Commission released its figures on how much public funding would be paid to Australian political parties and candidates after the double dissolution election we just enjoyed.
I had a dream. There was an election but it was incredibly long. And cold.
For the first time in his life, Malcolm Turnbull has just spent two months trying as studiously as possible not to attract attention.
All political leaders have their own quirks and peccadilloes when it comes to being interviewed.
The thumbs-up, thumbs-down voting system doesn't work in politics, because politics is never that simple.
Have you noticed this new brand of feminists running around the place? They're hairy-legged, trouser-wearing, argumentative and pushy. They hardly ever wear bras.
Election campaigns are mostly a sprawling social experiment in which grown men and women are subjected to a series of vicious humiliations in the most artificial of circumstances, and judged on their ability to act normal.
Dear Clive, It's hard to believe we're saying goodbye already.
Sometimes in politics, days start out bad and just get worse.
Small acts of human ingenuity, thoughtfully applied, can work miracles.
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