As part of upstart’s expedition to Canberra coinciding with the 2013 federal budget, our trio of intrepid political reporters sat down with some parliamentary personalties – most of the time, in front of a camera.

In our second instalment, Bernard Keane discusses the performance of Australia’s political press, fighting defamation and non-compulsory voting.

Liam Quinn is a third-year Bachelor of Journalism student at La Trobe University, and the editor of upstart. You can follow him on Twitter: @liamquinn23