Why Scott Ludlam's depression leave is important - for you
Maybe take a second to ask yourself: are you OK?
What the hell is wrong with Australia's minor parties?
As Family First's Bob Day and One Nation's Rob Culleton have made clear this week, our minor parties don't appear to be attracting Australia's best and brightest.
You were both wrong, actually. Now fix it
Governing is a difficult job - but that's the job the government signed up for. If they can't manage it we might need to readvertise the position.
Nothing says leadership like a desperate, cynical smokescreen
The Coalition finally show they can agree on something: the need to unnecessarily torment people for no sane reason.
Stop moaning about Halloween and join the party
Unless you're moaning in a cartoonishly ghostlike sort of a way, of course, in which case you're entirely on message.
Good news: swearing about politicians is now officially sanctioned
The legal precedent for public f-bomb deployment has been set.
The impossible conundrum behind Morrison's housing plan
Of all of the political weasel words beloved by our current crop of government representatives, "reform" is possibly the most insidious.
Finally, Abbott and Turnbull don't have to pretend to be friends
It's OK, Liberal Party. You finally don't need to keep pretending that everything's cool.
Generation X is the forgotten loser of the generation war
Reality bites as we're caught between our parents' generation angrily shaking their fists at the natural passage of time and the digital natives in our offices who know how Snapchat works.
Hanson's new constituency: online gamers
Who speaks for the unfairly fragged? One Nation, apparently.
Paying tax is the greatest bargain we ever made
Paying tax is an act of pure patriotism and dammit, we should celebrate that.
Turnbull's first priority isn't actually leading the country
Sorry to ruin your angry pub conversations about "if only we had proper leaders!", but running the country is a second-string prime ministerial priority at best.
Why Turnbull should be looking over his shoulder
It's very easy to look at the current position of Malcolm Turnbull - whose talent for legislative inaction, internal disunity, and massive public relations own goals rivals that of his predecessor - and assume his days are numbered, but there have been two things that have largely ensured his safety as leader.
Wearing flags never ends well, so stop doing it
If you're deliberately trying to provoke people, perhaps it's a tad undignified to then complain about how people subsequently got all provoked.
Five more toothless parliamentary inquiries for Turnbull to announce
This royal commission-avoiding banking inquiry might be just the beginning of letting expensive colour and movement replace actual accountability.
The reckless ballad of the Wyatt Colonial Roy
Because nothing says "courage" or "responsible adulthood" like being a tourist in an active warzone just for kicks.
Poor people do pay for schools with their taxes, Scott Morrison
The Treasurer reminds poor people that maybe they could send their kids to better quality schools if they'd stop selfishly being so poor all the time.
Will Hanson move when Australia has same-sex marriage?
After all, we'd hate for her to look like a fool - right?
The five things on which all Australians can agree
We live in such divisive times, so let's celebrate the things about which we can all agree. Like the awesomeness of giant wombat monsters.
Australia finally ending long nightmare of peaceful multiculturalism
The Prime Minister explains that when it comes to refugees, we have to be cruel to be kind. And also leave out the "kind" bit.
Oh Dutton, our relationship with Nauru won't continue 'for decades'
Our adorable goof of an immigration minister sure says some silly things!
Has Turnbull finally succeeded in killing the plebiscite?
Why do something yourself if you can get the opposition to do your job for you?
Who do you reckon will be leading the Liberals this time next year?
Modern day Prime Ministers are like mayflies: so delicate, so fragile…
Why is the government debating whether to fund hate speech?
There are some questions that are really easy to answer. "Should taxpayers fund hate speech against themselves?" is one.
How will our political parties avoid addressing donation reform?
Donation reform has never been a more urgent issue, so how will our nation's politicians make it all go away?
Happy Three Years Since Things Went Well day, Coalition!
Remember back when you were infused with a sense of optimism and purpose, federal Coalition? Man, those were the days…
Parliament week one: what just happened to the Turnbull government?
This has to be the most ludicrously silly week of parliament ever – and things have barely begun!
Changing 18C has nothing to do with free speech
If our politicians were legitimately worried about protecting free speech there are much more significant restrictions than the Racial Discrimination Act. Unless you just really like hate speech, obviously.
You should not trust Pete Evans' opinion of calcium
Opinions are not facts. Especially really silly opinions.
Parliament pre-cap: what nightmarish chaos awaits us next week?
The reality show that no one wants to watch returns with some of its least-realistic characters and plot devices yet!