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Michelle GrattanThe Conversation |
The Prime Minister has killed off a plan for a bigger parliament.
Halving the fuel excise will cut the cost of fuel for motorists by 26.3 cents a litre.
He said he had a “visceral” reaction to Trump’s criticism of US allies not stepping up in the war with Iran.
Crises “stress test” governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of Covid, which put immense pressures on the Australian economy, the...
The prime minister has responded by saying there had been no request that Australia had not agreed to.
Crises "stress test" governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of COVID, which put immense pressures on the Australian economy, the...
Crises "stress test" governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of COVID, which put immense pressures on the Australian economy, the...
The Albanese government faces problems on several fronts as the Iran War drags on.
The security expert says there’s been a ‘disturbing’ rise in Australians’ anxiety about national security over the past two years.
With the rise of One Nation and growth of grievance politics, what Labor leaders choose to say to those alienated voters will be key
As he looks to his own coming wrestle with One Nation in the May 9 Farrer by-election, Angus Taylor can only take from Saturday’s South Australian...
Taylor is in desperate need of a strategy to counter One Nation.
When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what’s done on things like the capital gains tax discount will be...
When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what's done on things like the capital gains tax discount will...
When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what's done on things like the capital gains tax discount will...
In a time of economic uncertainty, just how bold will Jim Chalmers be? Or how bold will Anthony Albanese let him be?
After a national cabinet meeting on Australia’s fuel supply, leaders were quick to reassure there was no current shortage.
Australia’s inflation rate could peak in “the high 4s or even higher” this year, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
The committee said it had consistently heard that the current design of the discount “can distort decision making and incentivise tax planning”.
Ahead of the May 9 by-election, hear from candidates and locals about the early frontrunners to win Farrer – long held by former Liberal leader...
The new Nationals leader promotes a ‘posse of patriots’ to the Coalition front bench.
By personality and at his stage in life, Dennis Richardson is a man who, on occasion, stands on his dignity. Richardson, 78, has a stellar public...
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Dennis Richardson leaving the Royal Commission has raised eyebrows and raised more questions about the commission and it’s scope.
Matt Canavan was once Barnaby Joyce’s staffer, and later his closest ally and most vociferous spruiker. Not to mention his best political friend....
The Nationals have chosen a hard-line leader for their existential battle against One Nation.
David Littleproud’s decision to quit as Nationals Leader on Tuesday came as a shock to colleagues and follows a period of extreme turbulence for...
The Nationals leader quits after an extended period of turmoil for his party and the Coalition.
The Reserve Bank’s Andrew Hauser told The Conversation’s podcast inflation is likely to be higher than projected before the war in the Middle East...
News of the defections came as the government announced the deployment, in response to requests from the region, of an E-7A Wedgetail to the gulf.
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday, his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the...
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the...
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed federal parliament on Thursday his well-crafted speech had one gaping hole. It did not mention the...
Labor is expected to be returned in power in a landslide. But the election is also the first test of One Nation’s ability to turn its surging...
In 2003, Labor was strongly against the Iraq war. But more than 20 years later and in power, Albanese has had to do a different sort of political...
The byelection for the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer, vacated by former opposition leader Sussan Ley, will be held on May 9.
Addressing the federal parliament, Carney once again pressed his now familiar argument for middle power activism as the old world order disintegrated.
The government has deployed six “crisis response” teams to the Middle East to help deal with the overload caused by the huge number of Australians...
The Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it.
The Senate chose to censor Senator Pauline Hanson over her comments on Muslims.
The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.
The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.
In the furore about the fate of the ISIS brides, one would have expected we might have heard some strong advocates from the Labor left in caucus...
Deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley formally resigned from parliament on Friday – and sent a blunt challenge to her successor, Angus Taylor.
In the current furore about the fate of the ISIS brides, one would have expected we might have heard some strong advocates from the Labor left in...
The ISIS brides story is the latest instance of how the Labor caucus, and particularly the left, has mostly taken a vow of public silence.
In a speech on Wednesday to the McKell Institute Julian Hill says progressives shouldn’t fail to acknowledge that concerns over migration are real.
The anti-corruption expert says Victoria’s Labor government was willing to ‘deal with the devil’ on its Big Build projects – at the cost of...
Chris Minns provides clarity on the issue of ISIS brides while the government and opposition tie themselves in knots.