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Dr Peter van Onselen has been the Contributing Editor at The Australian since 2009. He is also a professor of politics and public policy at the University of Western Australia and was appointed its foundation chair of journalism in 2011. Peter has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours, a Master of Commerce, a Master of Policy Studies and a PhD in political science. Peter is the author or editor of six books, including four best sellers. His biography on John Howard was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as the best biography of 2007. Peter has won Walkley and Logie awards for his broadcast journalism and a News Award for his feature and opinion writing.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 05: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a press conference in the Prime Minister's Courtyard on February 05, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Prime Minister Morrison and national cabinet met this morning to discuss Economy and COVID-19 hotel quarantine arrangements. Victoria has reported no new Covid-19 cases as South Austraila Premier Steven Marshall confirmed that the hard border arrangement with WA is being removed immediately. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

Invincible Morrison shows he just can’t be bothered

In a telling speech this week, the PM revealed his lack of any sort of vision or plan for the brave new world that lies ahead.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY 03, 2021: Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon left the Wild Duck restaurant at around 1115pm after his colleagues snuck out throughout the kitchen.Picture:Gary Ramage

Albo on the menu as rebels dine

The Labor recalcitrants formerly known as the Otis Group got together once more this time at the Wild Duck restaurant.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Member for Hughes Craig Kelly arrives in the Media Gallery at Parliament House on February 03, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Liberal MP Craig Kelly has been told by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to heed expert medical advice, after the outspoken politician promoted unproven coronavirus treatments and questioned the safety of vaccinations. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

Time’s up on Craig Kelly sideshow

It should have happened months ago, but the optics of silencing a popular conservative may cause problems of its own.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese (R) during a special Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial on July 01, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. The special ceremony was to mark the opening of the 46th Australian Federal Parliament. Each Last Post Ceremony commemorates the personal story of one of the more than 102,500 Australians whose names are recorded on the Memorial's Roll of Honour, in recognition of the service and sacrifice of all Australians who have died in war and on operational service. (Photo by Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images)

PM remains a certainty to win the election

Don’t let today’s Newspoll revealing an electoral dead-heat — 50 per cent a piece according to the two party numbers — fool you.

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Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese with Jim Chalmers Catherine King and Tanya Plibersek react to the Prime Minister during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Pressure mounts for Albanese to lift Labor’s game

Jim Chalmers is in no rush. And Labor probably can’t find a way to time any shift to Tanya Plibersek sufficiently well to overcome doubts about her.

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US President Joe Biden signs executive orders as part of the Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Biden faces bigger tests than cleaning Trump’s mess

America has as many challenges internally as it does on the foreign policy front in the post-Trump era.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos January 01 2021.Prime Minister Scott Morrison during his first political press conference in Parliament House Canberra, for 2021.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Morrison side-steps failures on waltz to election

Battle hardened from the bushfires the PM has used the experience to reclaim credibility and dominance during the pandemic.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) arrives at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol January 7, 2021 in Washington, DC. Sen. Graham condemned the pro-Trump mobâs action of storming the Capitol the day before. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Apologists discover their inner conviction

The change of tune is welcome, but the President’s supporters held remarkably strong until the last.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a National Cabinet meeting with all the State leaders at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday, August 7, 2020. Picture: Adam Taylor/PMO

When going got tough, the states stepped up

Long thought to be in retreat, Australia’s handling of the pandemic crisis showed federalism is alive and well.

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk from Marine One as they return to the White House on December 31, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Trump’s tired schtick earned him flick

Despite his conga line of apologists, Trump’s erosion of decency and respect meant he had to be shown the door.

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