Does the Dunkley by-election tell Peter Dutton he should give more attention to the former Liberal heartland, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN says Labor is ‘highly unlikely’ to contest the Cook by-election, as Scott Morrison bows out with ‘plenty of scars’.
Anthony Albanese has said there will be an early budget next year, ruling out a premature election while lamenting the brevity of federal parliamentary terms.
Scott Morrison’s departure will help Liberals ‘move on’ but Nationals can’t ‘move on’ until Barnaby Joyce does, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
A national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children will be established by the Albanese government, an initiative long sought by indigenous advocates, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.