A collection of newspaper columns written by Laurie Oakes.

A collection of the best of Laurie Oakes' weekly articles on national politics since the fall of Kevin Rudd, together with exclusive new pieces on the 2013 election campaign, the result, and the make-up and prospects of the new government. From the very first days of the Gillard government to the carbon tax issue; and from the return of Kevin Rudd to the vitriol and turbulence of everyday public debate.