- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics.
Ambassador Myroshnychenko & Michelle Grattan
“Hop in a taxi [in Kyiv] and the taxi driver is going to ask you, 'where are you from?' And you say you're Australian. Most likely he's going to say 'Bushmaster"
Chalmers knows there must be a reckoning. But when, and in what form?
Jim Chalmers on Tuesday announced the budget outcome for the financial year just ended will be nearly $50 billion better than anticipated at the time former treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s delivered his budget in March.
Michelle & Amanda Dunn 20.09
In this podcast, Michelle & Amanda Dunn discuss the $50b windfall improvement announced by Jim Chalmers, legislation for a national integrity commission, and the challenges facing a republic
Albanese’s bid to change Australia’s constitutional arrangements has been pencilled in for a second term, assuming Labor gets one.
f you have a look into the media coverage it would seem that it's not a problem at all. [But] COVID deaths are far greater than at any time in the last two to three years"
Michelle & Amanda 1309
Michelle and Amanda Dunn, the Conversation's politics editor, canvass Anthony Albanese's announcement of ten "everyday" Australians who will travel with him to the UK on Thursday for the Queen's funeral
The Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition shared differing opinions today regarding King Charles’ advocacy on climate change
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will fly to London for events marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth, culminating in her funeral at Westminster Abbey. Next week’s sitting…
Anthony Albanese beats his drum about transparency but has rejected calls for more light to be shed on national cabinet meetings
Simon Holmes à Court on ‘community independents’ and two state elections
Simon Holmes à Court discusses Climate 200, the VIC & NSW state elections and the teals.
Michelle & Amanda 06.09.2022
Michelle discusses Tuesday’s RBA rate rise – the fifth increase in a row – as well as the imminent passage of Labor’s climate legislation, and industrial relations negotiations coming out of last week’s summit.
The jobs and skills summit, which concluded on Friday, has been a highly-managed exercise by the Albanese government in maximising policy and political productivity.
The final stage of the Coalition’s tax cuts, worth more than $240 billion over a decade, is now in the gun sights of many critics, who are calling on Anthony Albanese to dump his promise to deliver it.
The government will bring in early legislation for multi-employer bargaining and implement a range of other changes to the industrial relations system.
Word from The Hill: Albanese announces more than $1 billion in federal-state TAFE funding
As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation's politics team.
Jim Chalmers & Michelle Grattan
For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this week's jobs and skills summit is the prelude to what will be his main game, the October budget.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the biggest outcome he wants from this week’s jobs and skills summit “is the beginning of a new culture of co-operation”
Bell will report to the prime minister by November 25.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Associate Professor of journalism Dr. Caroline Fisher talk about this week in politics.
The escalating cost of living is your ally when you’re an opposition seeking election, but when you’re in office, it’s a rampaging beast to manage, economically and politically.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on charting his course in opposition
In this Podcast Michelle and David Littleproud discuss a number of topics including the recent Morrison fiasco, the upcoming jobs and skills summit and his vision for the National Party.
Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue has neatly summarised Scott Morrison’s political misdemeanour in having himself secretly appointed to all those ministries.
Michelle & Amanda 23.08.2022
In this podcast, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle discuss the solicitor-general's advice on Scott Morrison's secret appointment to multiple ministries, which flouted "responsible government".
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