Michael matters
Though he left the papers for politics, the principles Michael McCormack’s learned from journalism career didn’t leave him, writes Lesly Lotha.
Though he left the papers for politics, the principles Michael McCormack’s learned from journalism career didn’t leave him, writes Lesly Lotha.
Rowan Ramsey is one of few politicians putting education and employment for indigenous communities at the forefront of his electorate, writes Tara Watson.
Regional Australians need representatives who understand their problems. Max Williams looks at one MP who built his career on this premise.
Though he left the papers for politics, the principles Michael McCormack’s learned from journalism career didn’t leave him, writes Lesly Lotha.
Rowan Ramsey is one of few politicians putting education and employment for indigenous communities at the forefront of his electorate, writes Tara Watson.
Regional Australians need representatives who understand their problems. Max Williams looks at one MP who built his career on this premise.
This is an MP known to be friendlier to refugees than to members of her own party, writes Backbench Insiders’ Catherine Falalis.
After being mentored by former Prime Minister John Howard, Jamie Briggs is set to consolidate his political career, writes Backbench Insiders’ Callum Glennen.
Wyatt Roy has gone down in the history books. But the MP for Longman has defied gravity and is proving age is no political hurdle, writes Backbench Insiders’ Paddy Naughtin.
Member for Moncrieff, Steven Ciobo, thinks pokie machines can play a role in turning the Gold Coast into the tourist capital of Australia, writes Backbench Insiders’ Jessica Smith.
Issues relating to climate change have become increasingly prominent over recent years, and few understand that better than Mark Dreyfus. Backbench Insiders’ Paul Bastin reports.
In this first of a series of profiles of backbench MPs, Alex Pavlidis looks at the Member for Dobell, Craig Thomson, whose political career still lies in limbo and is almost certain to come to an end soon.
In this new project for upstart, second-year journalism students from La Trobe University profile a series of federal backbench MPs.