Malinauskas bucks political rush to cut migration
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN says Peter Malinauskas has challenged the prevailing political mood on migration, warning a race to slash numbers would amount to economic self-harm.
Politics
Political news and analysis from the ACT and Federal Parliaments
Pauline Hanson’s “I don’t back down” approach faces two very different tests as One Nation fights Andrew Hastie while standing behind its controversial Victorian leader, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"There should have been a strong response to the video the day after it appeared, a joint response from Albo and Angus (and Matt) showing a united disgust at the 'traitor' allegation," writes HUGH SELBY.
Andrew Hastie’s increasingly fierce campaign against One Nation has turned personal as he accuses Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce of trashing his military record, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political commentary
When what’s good for goose is not okay for gander
Having attacked Coalition grants controversies from opposition, Labor now finds itself defending a program heavily skewed towards its own electorates, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political commentary
One Nation super plan wins qualified backing
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN reports former Grattan Institute head John Daley has backed the “core” of One Nation’s controversial super plan, arguing most Australians don’t need to save 12 per cent of their wages for retirement.
Political commentary
Chalmers puts super at heart of election fight
Jim Chalmers says the next election will be an “existential moment” for compulsory super, as Treasury projections strengthen Labor’s case against early access, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"A vacuum has been created through the unions’ lack of influence even over Labor governments. It is big business lobbyists that fill the gap. Their role is to ensure that business profits increase," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
Pauline Hanson’s super plan may be high on populism and low on economic support but it has once again left the Liberals scrambling to respond, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Especially at this troubled point in our national history, it would have been valuable for the census to have included an extra tick-box to record the presence and lives of Jews in Australia," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
The “Howard battlers” and “Tony’s tradies” have become Pauline Hanson’s political heartland, leaving the major parties scrambling to win them back, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Australia’s economic “speed limit” has fallen as productivity stalls, leaving AI as only part of the solution to a much bigger problem, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
South Australia’s Labor government has challenged Anthony Albanese’s resistance to telehealth for voluntary assisted dying, invoking a national conference vote for change, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Pauline Hanson’s ability to turn attacks back on her opponents shows why Labor and the Liberals are struggling to counter One Nation’s rise, political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Should parents and teachers be afraid of the use of AI in the classroom, or should it be used as a tool for improved learning," asks political columnist and former high school teacher MICHAEL MOORE.
"Given the government's ineptitude… it's time for the Assembly to force a reappraisal of the city's infrastructure needs and planning," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
AI offers Australia its most credible productivity boost in almost two decades, but Treasury warns its impact on workers could be profound, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"With identification being weak though, no one is that safe in Canberra at the next election. But it also means there is opportunity for a true centre-left party like Opportunity," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, One Nation’s Secret Harbour victory confirms the party is now a serious threat not only to the Liberals but also to Labor’s outer-suburban heartland.
