Election campaigns put many people under pressure, not just candidates and their staff. Political journalists are working hard to get things right, right on time, with the right emphasis. Journalists are not perfect. Never have been. But has this election exposed a deep flaw in the profession?

David Hardaker, a Walkley-winning reporter, asked this and related questions in an open letter to the Australian media — and judging by the response to it, his thoughts hit a chord.

As have many of our articles this week, such as Amber Schultz writing about how the NDIS is creating emotional and physical distress for its dependents, and Kishor Napier-Raman envisioning what the Liberal Party may look like if it loses Josh Frydenberg. Find those stories and plenty more below.

DAVID HARDAKER 4 minute read

Dear media colleagues, please stop fiddling while democracy burns. Otherwise, our profession is doomed — and will deserve to be.

AMBER SCHULTZ 7 minute read

Instead of the NDIS making life easier for Australians with disabilities, its stalling and haggling over funds create emotional and physical distress.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 3 minute read

Latest polling shows the treasurer is in danger of losing his deep-blue seat of Kooyong. If he does, it would send shockwaves through his party.

BERNARD KEANE and GLENN DYER 4 minute read

The way the Coalition and businesses tell it, workers should never get a pay rise because the time is never quite right. After a decade of stagnation, Anthony Albanese seems to have decided to end the farce.

GUY RUNDLE 4 minute read

The issues dominating public forums — climate change, integrity and inequality — play well for Labor. But there remains a chance of a May 21 surprise.

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

Devastated by fire, drought, floods and the pandemic, residents of the south-east region of NSW are wary about the future.

GUY RUNDLE 4 minute read

The ALP may well take power, but if it does it will be despite its mixed messaging and mediocre leader.

WENDY HARMER 5 minute read

The ABC broadcaster was not going to allow this forum to deteriorate into a shambles like the leaders debate between Morrison and Albanese.

CAM WILSON 5 minute read

After winning the unwinnable election, the Coalition bet the house on Scott Morrison's campaigning advantage. So far, it hasn't paid off.

MARGOT SAVILLE 3 minute read

Independent candidates are vastly outspending their Liberal counterparts when it comes to online advertising.

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

Honed in elections in the US, UK and Australia in recent years, the PM's campaign tactics look much less effective in 2022.

IMOGEN CHAMPAGNE 4 minute read

The on-again/off-again education minister is a man of mystery — and it looks like the voting public will just have to put up with it.

DAVID HARDAKER 5 minute read

The prime minister and his Hillsong mentor are defined by their religious conviction that women serve while men lead. They're discovering that doesn't fly in 2022.

CAM WILSON 3 minute read

Is Katherine Deves the victim here? Australia's most powerful people would certainly like you to believe she is.

GUY RUNDLE 7 minute read

What's going to happen in 10 days? Here's a look at some likely scenarios, based on a month-long wander around most of these marginal seats.