Prayers and polity as Parliament keeps the faith
Politicians rely more than most on the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen.
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Faith is an immutable characteristic of politics, if not of Australian society at large. It is always on show at the start of a new parliamentary year – striking some as an anachronism from a less secular age.
But politicians rely more than most on the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison greets Richard Marles and Anthony Albanese at a church service on Tuesday.
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Senate President Scott Ryan during Lunch at Parliament House in Canberra.
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Peruse the bookshelves of any political diehard and you re likely to alight upon the weighty tomes of Robert Caro s
The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
Churning through the journalist and biographer s four-part study of the early life and political ascent of the 36th US president is a rite of passage for anyone interested in the pursuit of power. Charting Johnson s progress from boyhood in the Texas Hill Country in the early years of the 20th century to the pinnacle of politics from 1963 to 1969, the books make up an unfinished series already spanning about 3000 pages.