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The political editor for 7.30 signs off saying ‘there’s no correlation between what News Corp says and what voters do’. Plus: Mail’s headline highlight

Phantasmagorical policy promises, TV meltdowns, gonzo journalists … political campaigns were once the stuff of passion and high drama. We asked 10 experts to nominate their favourite book about the hustings hustle.

The holidays are a great time to bury yourself in a new read, so here are 10 books to keep you reading over the break.    

Niki Savva doesn’t like Scott Morrison. In the very first chapter of Bulldozed, she describes him as “petty and vindictive.”

Six months after Scott Morrison was ousted, he remains a centre of attention, with parliament set to censure him on Wednesday over his multi-ministry power grab.

Former High Court judge Virginia Bell does not describe Scott Morrison as a megalomaniac. But the picture she paints neatly fits the dictionary definition of “someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for power and control”.

I would rather chew on my dinner plate like Baby Grinch than sing along.

As former justice Virginia Bell prepares to deliver her findings on Scott Morrison's decision to secretly give himself power over several ministries, his ally and former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the former PM is yet to apologise.

Speculations are flying that certain Liberals have been deliberately spreading transphobic views during the federal election campaign to divide voters and create a national trans culture war via the mouthpiece that is Katherine Deves. Political author and commentator for the Age Niki Savva reported in Thursday’s opinion section members of the…