2021 year in review: rewind through the highs and lows of Australian politics

The year started with hope and optimism, with a small step towards recognising Australia’s Indigenous history in our national anthem. But a few months in, 2021 took a sharp turn. The nation faced a reckoning on the treatment of women after Brittany Higgins came forward to allege she had been raped in Parliament House. The Delta variant of Covid-19 caused deadly havoc across the globe and soon reached Australia’s shores. Covid conspiracy theories raged online - and on the floor of parliament. The state premiers’ daily press conferences became part of our daily lives as did lockdown upon lockdown and state border closures. There were glimmers of hope and joy, however, as Australia became one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. Somehow we made it through, fumbling towards a federal election in 2022
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