Brett is the federal political correspondent with ABC News Digital. He started his career in newspapers before joining the ABC as a rural reporter. Brett presented the South Australian Country Hour and was the ABC's Parliament House national rural reporter. His claims to fame are growing a backyard wheat crop as the western Victorian rural reporter and later baking scones with the CWA live on the radio.
It's been no secret that Australia's parliament has cultural problems; stories of bullying and intimidation in the house on the hill are the thing of legends. But there are signs of change.
The OG teal independent has always had an ability to get under the skin of the blokes in the Coalition, but Thursday seemed different, with Steggall at times having to shout to get over the wall of words.
Peta Murphy's final political act was convincing those who sat opposite her in parliament of the need to tackle online gambling. But it's a message that looks to have fallen short with those who sat much closer on the government's frontbench.
Australia's domestic spy chief has warned people would be shocked to learn the identity of the countries his agency has caught actively interfering in diaspora communities.
Just like Democrats who were worried about Joe Biden, long-time Labor voters fear Anthony Albanese is not the messenger for the moment. It boils down to "the vibe".
Labor is well aware that there are no shortage of headaches to contend with as the election looms. But can Anthony Albanese's cabinet reshuffle lessen the pain?
Anthony Albanese is working the phones with Labor's factional bosses to maintain his government's much-vaunted cohesion as the prime minister moves to refresh a ministry under pressure over immigration, housing and the cost of living.
The CFMEU saga has meant Anthony Albanese has again spent his week fielding questions about internal Labor matters, when he'd rather be talking about anything else.
Amid growing pressure from state premiers, Labor's federal leaders have suspended its links to the construction division of the CFMEU, which has been engulfed in scandals in recent days.
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has Australian politicians calling for a calming of public debates, amid fears attacks on elected figures here could see a greater need for police protection.
Donald Trump was still receiving treatment from a failed assassination attempt when senior Republican politicians started demanding answers from the US Secret Service.
Australia's spy agency ASIO was the first authority to investigate concerns about Russian-born Australian citizen Kira Korolev. What followed was close monitoring of the army private and her husband, which has now landed them in custody, facing allegations of spying for their mother country.
The implications for what happens next in the race for the White House have ramifications that stretch far beyond US shores. And that's a key reason why Australia and China are closely watching what happens next.
Senator Fatima Payman was once held up by colleagues the modern face of both Australia and the party she represented. On Thursday, she joined the crossbench.
The electoral cycle rollercoaster has Labor holding on for dear life, with the federal party going through its lowest of ebbs this term.
Fatima Payman is the embodiment of some of Australia's most marginalised people — young, Muslim and a woman. Though she might be diminutive in stature, she stared down the Labor Party machine and fearlessly defied those who wanted her to toe the line.
The federal government has effectively shelved its push to introduce both extraordinary immigration powers and religious discrimination laws, with Labor offering few signs it will seek to deliver on its promised policies before the election.
It wasn't that long ago that Peter Dutton and his merry band in the Coalition had a simple message for voters: "If you don't know, vote no." It's a different story now as he asks voters to trust him to deliver a nuclear age.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has labelled the Coalition's decision to rule out setting a 2030 climate target as a move that will increase Australian energy bills and risk further Chinese influence in the Pacific.
Peter Dutton is taking a gamble that people are more worried about paying their bills than solving the climate crisis. It's high-stakes poker, in which he hopes his plan can flush out the teals and win back Liberal votes.
A team of scientists on the front lines of climate change are helping nature heal itself. But as wars rage around them, it's making their efforts to feed an increasingly hungry globe that much harder.
It might have felt good to land a few punches on the Greens, but in winning that parliamentary battle some in Labor fear they could lose the war in key seats at the next election.
You don't have to look very far to find Messiah complexes in politics. Nowhere has that been more on show of late than the 30-hour Josh for Canberra campaign.
Sunlight is literally permeating the home of Australia's democracy like never before. Figuratively, though, the government is as opaque as ever — especially the department tasked with running Parliament House.
The future of embattled Immigration Minister Andrew Giles hangs with Anthony Albanese. But sacking the factional heavyweight could bring with it problems for the prime minister so close to an election.