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
Education
Focus on fairness is an education, but Albanese’s ambition has yet to be tested
The Albanese government has talked a good game on significant education reform. Soon, it will be time for action.
- by Sean Kelly
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Employment
There’s nothing new about the right to disconnect
Nostalgia is a powerful political force, but it should be distrusted – left and right – as a motivation for political change.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Why our response to Joyce having one for the road is mid-strength
Alcohol is a force in our national politics, but the way Australians read the act of drinking depends both on the times and the person, and the ways the two are entangled.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Albanese has finally come to the realisation that he’s in power
The PM has got the nation talking about what he wants on his terms – something he had largely failed to do before now.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Like Howard, Albanese will be judged on what he does, not on a broken promise
By breaking his promise on stage 3 tax cuts, Anthony Albanese has indicated he grasps a significant political lesson.
- by Sean Kelly
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Jobs
With home ownership out of reach, the workplace as we know it is dead
The capitalist promise was a hoax and young people have finally cottoned on. Now Labor and the Liberals must find a way forward for their new and old voter bases.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Dutton wants 2024 to be a repeat of 2023, but wishing doesn’t make it so
The rules of political conflict will change this year. But to capitalise on the gains he’s made on Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton needs a new battle plan.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Future, tense: My rough guide to 2024’s unknowable politics
Only fools would rush in to predict the political year ahead, but here’s my best shot at matters most ponderable.
- by Sean Kelly
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Working from home
If employers stop people working from home, one group will pay dearly
Hybrid models of work became necessary during the pandemic, but employers seem to be tiring of this flexibility and it’s women who will be disadvantaged by a hard-line approach.
- by Sean Kelly
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ALP
Labor has been uncomfortable in its own skin. In 2024, will it dare play to its strengths?
The Albanese government has been nervous about seeming “too Labor”, but a strong theme of fairness is emerging in its agenda – and not too soon.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Labor’s ‘Albanese experiment’ faces its moment of reckoning
It’s time for the government to take a cold hard look at what worsening polls mean for its experiment in governing quietly.
- by Sean Kelly