Relearning democracy

"Everything must change for everything to remain the same"

The media often describes its work as a first draft of history. There is also a saying that history is written by the winners. What we are witnessing now, incredibly, is the first draft of history being written by the losers.

Journalists are acting as if nothing much has changed, still viewing our democracy through a two-party frame, and still seeing the political landscape through the eyes of the party that lost. They are acting as if the central issue is whether the new Liberal leader, Peter Dutton can soften his image, perhaps by smiling more.