Political news and analysis from the ACT and Federal Parliaments
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN contrasts Peter Malinauskas’ political deftness with a painful week for Anthony Albanese, whose refusal to concede mistakes risks undermining trust in his word.
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN examines the government’s plan to force digital platforms to strike deals with Australian news publishers or face a tax.
Andrew Bragg’s pitch to slash migration and building rules offers a sharper picture of the Coalition’s housing agenda, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN sees Labor’s blocking of a voluntary assisted dying telehealth push as a test of how much weight the party’s national conference really carries.
"The reality is that the Albanese Labor government does not really want gambling reform and the Liberals would prefer it if it was not on the agenda," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
The government is offering concessions on gambling advertising and inducements as Anthony Albanese works to secure bipartisan passage of the reforms, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN says Anthony Albanese’s relaxed podcast appearance has backfired, turning some low-rent levity into an awkward issue with Japan.
"That the government wheeled out 82-year old Paul Keating – the father of the modern superannuation system – shows its intention to lay the groundwork for accessing our superannuation for its 'national priorities',” writes ROBERT McMAHON.
Are Australians being polled too often? Political researcher DANIEL CASEY explains how the growing obsession with voting intentions may be distorting political debate.
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
Labor has been looking at the unintended consequences of changes in its latest federal budget. Cartoonist PAUL DORIN is on to one of them...
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
New Health Minister Dr Marisa Paterson has her hands tied. The new Deputy Chief Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith, has retained 'health infrastructure'. Where does the stupidity end, wonders political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
The ACT Government is a landowner, developer and also the regulator. So we'd be entitled to expect an adequate supply of appropriately priced land for the full range of housing choices. But there isn't, say JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.
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
"In Labor, unions are aligned around factions, but the blunt reality of political arithmetic means the more members you represent as a faction, the more power you have," writes ANDREW HUGHES.
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
"While the conventional wisdom seems to be that Hanson’s rise has been a function of mass disillusionment with the major parties, I suspect there is more to her popularity than mere protest," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
