The ugly side of politics we rarely hear about

You may think the media is full of the argy-bargy of politics, full to saturation point.

There is, however, a level of politics we rarely hear about.

You may not have noticed, but it raised its ugly head at the time of the budget earlier this month.

One sign was the anger, almost outrage, of the big banks when, on budget night, Scott Morrison surprised them by announcing a small new tax on them.