Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly is author of The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, a regular columnist and a former adviser to Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.
- Opinion
- Political leadership
One Nation Express v Albanese’s ‘stable’ revolution: It will be a head-on crash
Australia’s political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Voters are yet to define how they want it to shape up.
- Sean Kelly
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- Opinion
- Family
I’ve farewelled my old house, and the people we were when we lived there
I will never again meet the baby that my son was, nor the three-year-old. Leaving this house feels as though I am leaving those ages behind, but the truth is they are already gone.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Angus Taylor
Angus Taylor’s ‘arrogant prick’ taunt was revealing. But voters may not like what it revealed
Taylor’s remark risked sounding arrogant – neatly matching that well-known psychological habit of accusing others of what we fear is our own worst trait.
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- Opinion
- Political leadership
Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English
Both sides of this debate are mangling their case, but the Albanese government needs to maintain the courage of its convictions.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task
Like Bob Hawke and Paul Keating before them, the prime minister and treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Following the Farrer earthquake, there’s a bigger political event to come
In the federal budget, Albanese and Chalmers can change the course of both this country and its politics.
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- Opinion
- Kumanjayi Little Baby case
When Kumanjayi Little Baby died, Australia noticed. Too often we don’t
Too many Indigenous deaths pass with little attention or outcry. Let’s hope this is a turning point.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Federal budget
‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions
Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Political leadership
In its first term, Labor figured out how to deal with inflation. That playbook won’t work this time
This federal budget was always going to define the Albanese government. But events have increased the degree of difficulty.
- Sean Kelly
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Fear – why it’s the rational emotion of our time
From pandemics to oil shocks and firestorms to climate disaster, we live with real catastrophes – but little faith that our leaders can fix them.
- Sean Kelly