After six days of public hearings, the Senate inquiry into the NDIS amendments tabled its final report on Friday. Most of the critical findings are likely to be ignored by the Albanese government, which has been negotiating behind closed doors with the opposition and seems likely to push its changes through parliament as early as this week.

With parliament still on winter break, last week's most explosive revelations in Canberra came from the Senate committee examining the government's proposed gambling reforms.

Can boring beat bonkers? The Victorian Labor Party apparently thinks so, having chosen Ben Carroll as the state's new premier.

The changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax (CGT) announced in the last federal budget have been met with vociferous attacks from both directions – for going too far and not going far enough – which the Albanese government has interpreted as meaning they've got the balance pretty much right. So how are these changes panning out for prospective homeowners?

The Australian Labor Party's 50th Annual Conference, at the Adelaide Convention Centre, was a tightly stage-managed affair.

More justification of this adage has arrived with Nationals' MP Kevin Hogan's response to the next level stupidity known as the final report of the Northern Rivers Resilience Initiative (NRRI).

After going through six prime ministers in the last ten years, the not-so United Kingdom is likely to soon notch up its seventh.

Community Strong Australia chose to announce its existence to the world with an image showing two women, teal MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall, isolated on the vast expanse of the Parliament House forecourt, while something exciting seemed to be happening in the distance.

Last week Australia had a glimpse of what life might be like under Prime Minister Pauline Hanson, via two speeches, one in Canberra and one in Townsville.

Beyond the froth and bubble of the daily political soap opera, there are some major threats confronting Australia and its government.