Experts want Anthony Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The US interest rate cut puts pressure on the RBA – and things could get heated, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
A former senior member of the Hawke and Keating governments, Gareth Evans, has accused the Albanese government of political timidity, condemning its instinct to “move into cautious, defensive, wedge-avoiding mode”.
The Albanese government is feeling a lot of pain from pincers, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Coalition backs Labor’s heavy lifting on aged care, hoping to reap the benefit down the track, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Social media age ban all to the good, but can Anthony Albanese deliver before election, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises to legislate minimum age for kids’ access to social media.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has distanced himself from the strident attack his one-time boss Wayne Swan launched on the Reserve Bank, which the former treasurer accused of “putting economic dogma over rational decision-making”.
Former Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten has announced his retirement from federal politics. Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN poses the question: What if he had become PM in 2019?
The Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with the party’s hot mess, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
