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    Sean Kelly
    is a political commentator and writer, and a former adviser to prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.

    By this author


    Opinion May 30, 2015

    The dog and Tony show

    “Both the public and the Liberal backbench get confusing signals about the government’s policy. That suggests either genuine tension between Abbott and Hockey, or a failure to get media strategies lined up. ”

    Opinion November 29, 2014

    Every parliament’s rule of three

    “Many, myself included, thought that Abbott the tight-lipped automaton would become a convincing human once he had actually been elected. We were wrong.”

    Opinion May 23, 2015

    Libs, ALP need courage under ire in face of opinion polls

    “A complaint turns us all into comrades-in-outrage. They’re easy to agree with, even if you happen to like the person or party being complained about.”

    Opinion July 18, 2014

    Scott Morrison, the minister of truth

    Scott Morrison’s abuse of language ties the asylum-seeker debate in Orwellian knots.

    Opinion May 31, 2014

    Failure of imagination

    The budget reveals the government’s inability to put itself in the shoes of its electorate.

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