The stuff that keeps appearing in the news. Explained.

How the Australian Parliament works

Parliament, government, the Senate, the Governor-General — and why they’re not interchangeable.

How Australian elections work

Preferential voting, Senate quotas, and why minor parties matter more than their primary vote suggests.

What the RBA actually does

Why an independent central bank sets interest rates, how the cash rate works, and what it cannot control.

What inflation actually is

CPI, underlying inflation, wages, supply shocks and why one expensive item is not the whole story.

How spin works

The framing techniques used to make news feel obvious, urgent or tribal before you have checked the facts.