In this issue Sean Kelly discusses how Scott Morrison changed politics and if his departure from parliament signals the end of an era. Russell Marks explores the cost of care and pressures on our public hospitals and Rebecca Huntley talks about the benefits of closing the gender pay gap. Heading overseas, Bruce Wolpe looks at the outcome of the latest US presidential election and Ceridwen Spark presents an essay on Samoa's formidable prime minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa.