Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN says Anthony Albanese’s relaxed podcast appearance has backfired, turning some low-rent levity into an awkward issue with Japan.
Victoria’s election has become a nationally significant three-way contest, with political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN seeing high stakes for Labor, the struggling Liberals and a surging One Nation.
Tony Burke's delayed migration speech has exposed just how politically and economically difficult it is for the Albanese government to overhaul Australia's migration system, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
The Albanese government is targeting the “missing middle” in Australia’s renewable energy transition by expanding solar incentives for businesses, farms and community facilities, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Pauline Hanson has launched One Nation's Victorian election campaign, but the decision to ban three major news outlets has shifted attention from the party's message, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Anthony Albanese may have tightly managed Labor's national conference but the telehealth voluntary assisted dying vote has left him with an uncomfortable dilemma, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Labor's national conference projected unity, but political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN argues the real story was how tightly debate was managed behind the scenes.
Bill Kelty's grim assessment of Australia's economy cast a long shadow over Labor's national conference where unity trumped hard economic debate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
As Labor prepares for a contentious national conference debate on Gaza, the Albanese government has unveiled a $25 million aid package for Palestine, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Israeli embassy’s unusual intervention over Labor’s draft conference platform has thrust the Israel-Gaza conflict back into the party’s internal debate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Has Pauline Hanson pushed her political luck too far? For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, her overseas tour may reveal whether even One Nation supporters have their limits.
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Angus Taylor's greatest problem isn't his media performance but the widening gap between Liberal philosophy and what today's voters expect from government.
