Commentary

‘Sway a crowd, wear a martyr’s crown: How one NSW politician went from scandal to political success — and wrote a playbook still used today‘, Guardian Australia, 18 May 2026

‘No-one is taking about ABC funding in this election campaign. Here’s why they should be’, co-authored with Michael Ward, Matthew Ricketson, and Alexandra Wake, The Conversation, 28 April 2022

‘All governments loathe the ABC, but some more so than others. Here’s proof’, co-authored with Matthew Ricketson, Crikey, 6 April 2021

‘Is the latest ABC inquiry really just “business as usual”?’, co-authored with Matthew Ricketson, The Conversation, 16 November 2021

Commentary on Liberal senator Andrew Bragg’s efforts to have a Senate inquiry into the ABC’s complaints mechanisms.

‘Response to The Prosperity Gospel’, co-authored with Matthew Ricketson, Quarterly Essay, 2019

A response to Erik Jensen’s 2019 Quarterly Essay on the Morrison government’s win at the 2019 election.

‘In the land of locum PMs, be careful how you fortify them’, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 December 2018

Commentary on changes to the rules around election of Liberal Party leaders.