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Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English

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.

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WA Today

Sean Kelly

Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English

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.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English

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.

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The Age

Sean Kelly

Lost in translation? Labor’s historic tax reforms need plain English

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.

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Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

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 the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 10

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

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 the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

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 the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 10

The Age

Sean Kelly

Happily unburdened, Albanese and Chalmers have now tied themselves to a heroic task

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 the treasurer cannot now relinquish the responsibility they have taken on.

18.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

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.

11.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

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.

11.05.2026 10

WA Today

Sean Kelly

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.

11.05.2026 10

The Age

Sean Kelly

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.

11.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

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.

04.05.2026 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

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.

04.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

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.

04.05.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

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.

04.05.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

‘Very brave, minister’: How boldness shapes political decisions

Which came first, the government decision or the opinion poll? And why it matters.

27.04.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

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.

20.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

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.

20.04.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

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.

20.04.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

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.

20.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

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.

30.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

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.

30.03.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

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.

30.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

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.

30.03.2026 20

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

Only one party can defang One Nation, and it’s not the Libs

The political circumstances for the government are treacherous right now. But that’s why opportunity knocks so loudly for Anthony Albanese.

23.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

AI is great, except when it gets everything wrong all the time

The head of Open AI said he wants AI to be a “utility”, like electricity or water. With a meter.

16.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

AI is great, except when it gets everything wrong all the time

The head of Open AI said he wants AI to be a “utility”, like electricity or water. With a meter.

16.03.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

AI is great, except when it gets everything wrong all the time

The head of Open AI said he wants AI to be a “utility”, like electricity or water. With a meter.

16.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

AI is great, except when it gets everything wrong all the time

The head of Open AI said he wants AI to be a “utility”, like electricity or water. With a meter.

16.03.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

Amid discussion of geopolitical and moral arithmetic, I worry that we fall out of touch with people. Very quickly, they are abstracted away by the...

09.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

Amid discussion of geopolitical and moral arithmetic, I worry that we fall out of touch with people. Very quickly, they are abstracted away by the...

09.03.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

Amid discussion of geopolitical and moral arithmetic, I worry that we fall out of touch with people. Very quickly, they are abstracted away by the...

09.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

We’ve lost sight of something about our humanity, and it’s hurting our politics

Amid discussion of geopolitical and moral arithmetic, I worry that we fall out of touch with people. Very quickly, they are abstracted away by the...

09.03.2026 40

The Age

Sean Kelly

Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils Liberals

At the last two elections, the Coalition parties have remained largely immovable. Their voters, on the other hand, have been willing to shift.

01.03.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils Liberals

At the last two elections, the Coalition parties have remained largely immovable. Their voters, on the other hand, have been willing to shift.

01.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils Liberals

At the last two elections, the Coalition parties have remained largely immovable. Their voters, on the other hand, have been willing to shift.

01.03.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly

Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils Liberals

At the last two elections, the Coalition parties have remained largely immovable. Their voters, on the other hand, have been willing to shift.

01.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

John Howard used nostalgia successfully as a political weapon. Angus Taylor will find it tougher

The pull of the past can be deceptive. It is not only that the past was not the same for everyone. It was often not the past we think we remember,...

22.02.2026 150

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Kelly

John Howard used nostalgia successfully as a political weapon. Angus Taylor will find it tougher

The pull of the past can be deceptive. It is not only that the past was not the same for everyone. It was often not the past we think we remember,...

22.02.2026 20

The Age

Sean Kelly

John Howard used nostalgia successfully as a political weapon. Angus Taylor will find it tougher

The pull of the past can be deceptive. It is not only that the past was not the same for everyone. It was often not the past we think we remember,...

22.02.2026 30

WA Today

Sean Kelly

John Howard used nostalgia successfully as a political weapon. Angus Taylor will find it tougher

The pull of the past can be deceptive. It is not only that the past was not the same for everyone. It was often not the past we think we remember,...

22.02.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

If the Liberals stand any chance, Taylor must learn which fights not to pick

It’s often the things you don’t do that matter the most. But it takes a long time to learn that.

15.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Sean Kelly

If the Liberals stand any chance, Taylor must learn which fights not to pick

It’s often the things you don’t do that matter the most. But it takes a long time to learn that.

15.02.2026 30

The Age

Sean Kelly