Public Sector Informant: Demoralised by the election? Reframe what democracy means

The April budget was read as a scramble to win votes rather than a plan for the future.

• Peter Mares
• The Canberra Times

The major parties sing different tunes on climate change, depending on whether they are serenading north or south of Noosa.

Most of us live in safe seats where our lower-house vote won’t swing the result, and we struggle to make sense of giant Senate ballot papers.