Ending the Australian year as we began it........

Drought in some places, floods in others, coastal erosion on the go, crop worries, rising prices, state and federal parliaments closely resembling 18th century bedlams, serial political pests and too many opinion polls - the year is ending in much the same way as it began.

Here's a little something from this week's Essential Report showing pollies travelling in circles with the Coalition now on top:

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