When you don’t see yourself in Australia’s biggest decision-making rooms, then it can make politics and the idea of having your voice heard, or even changing the system seem pretty out of reach for just one person. But there are a few ways to get involved and have a say – the ABC’s Tahlea Aualiitia walks us through it for today’s instalment of Politics Explained (Easily). | ABC News

You could be forgiven for not wanting to relive 2020, a year when horrendous bushfires and the global pandemic tainted almost everything. But moments of hope and humour seeped through, from the Black Lives Matter protests to TikTok parodies of Canberra press conferences | Guardian Australia