Not even the tennis can distract us from how badly this government is doing | Greg Jericho

Most political garbage gets taken out just before Christmas but new reports slipped through the net - and they deserve notice

When the news is bad, governments love distractions, and this week the Australian Open has been excellent for diverting voters' attention from more examples of how badly this government is at governing.

To be fair to Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic, it's not all their doing. This government - like many others before - has purposefully used the summer holidays to avoid scrutiny.