As Australia heads to the polls in 2025 – almost certainly in the first half this year – the topic of possible reforms to the federal electoral system should continue to feature in public debate. Why? Because the current system is far from perfect – and this is a point which is quietly accepted by…
Close followers of federal politics in Canberra would recall that when newly-elected Prime Minister, Hon Anthony Albanese MP unveiled his new Ministry in the days after Labor’s federal election win in May last year, he declared the party would not “waste a single day in office”. Almost a year later, it’s not a phrase which…
It’s coming up on 12 months since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Australia – the country was hit by the first wave in March 2020 – and therefore, it’s timely to reflect on the major impact that the pandemic has had on government relations in Australia to date. In short, the two most significant…