It’s an Australian summer of self-imposed lockdown. Bring on the 2022 election | Paul Daley

I have a feeling I’m not alone in finding thoroughly galling a PM who accepts liability for so little

In a year whose emotional trajectory oscillated from a series of flatlines to over-the waterfall slumps, December arrived with the sounds of summer but little of its usual carefree joy.

The first Ashes Test of early December brought with it the opening soundtrack; the clop of willow on ball and droll commentary echoed through the house while I worked through the year’s final tasks.

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