American politics that they're happy to mock, whilst the broth they're wallowing in is rapidly coming to the same temperature.
Unfortunately real administration is boring - and should be boring. We want to avoid crises.
The media is certainly getting smaller—everywhere, not just in Australia—and important things aren't getting reported. The answer to that is pretty boring, though: pay your subscription fees already.
theguardian.com/au
michaelwest.com.au
theconversation.com
themonthly.com.au
All do decent analysis of policy and economics and holding government to account.