Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on promising budget figures
Michelle Grattan discusses MYEFO with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government will inject a further $1 billion into aged care, most of it for home care packages, in Thursday’s budget update.
Recent survey results show the Australian public is becoming more satisfied with the federal public services.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
A government-dominated parliamentary committee has recommended the voting system for federal elections should become optional preferential and pre-polling should be reduced from three to two weeks.
If we remain relatively virus-free, politics in 2021 should become more normal than in 2020. And that will affect strategies on both sides.
Australia is on track to meet its 2030 Paris climate targets without resorting to carryover credits, with the aid of the recently-announced technology roadmap, according to projections to be released on Thursday.
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel on climate, energy and emissions
Michelle Grattan discusses Australia's current climate policy and its 2050 targets, with Australian Chief Scientist Alan Finkel.
On Wednesday, the government will introduce industrial relations legislation allowing businesses affected by COVID to be exempt from the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT) in enterprise agreements.
The Morrison government will introduce legislation forcing Google and Facebook to face arbitration if they fail to come to commercial deals with traditional media on payment for content
The government is set to rush through parliament this week its legislation enabling parts of the militant CFMMEU to break away.
“Casual” employment will be defined and a universal standard spelled out for casuals to convert to full or part-time employment in industrial relations legislation introduced this week.
A sweeping review of Australia’s national security laws has recommended a new single legislative framework governing electronic surveillance activities.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon
In the moment, Scott Morrison’s angry denunciation of the offensive Chinese tweet about alleged Australian war crimes seemed a reasonable response.
Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame
Michelle Grattan discusses China's wolf warrior diplomats with Bates Gill, professor of Asian-Pacific security studies
The Chinese embassy has suggested the Morrison government might be trying to “stoke domestic nationalism” in its denunciation of an offensive Chinese tweet.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has written to ABC chair Ita Buttrose demanding 15 questions
ADF Chief Angus Campbell has publicly retreated in the dispute over revoking the Meritorious Unit Citation for the Special Operations Task Group serving in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded China apologise for – and Twitter remove – a highly offensive tweet depicting an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of a child.
The revocation of citations for special forces units, in light of the Brereton inquiry, could land the government in hot water
Mathias Cormann’s placement on the OECD would be a win for Australia – but already it could come at a cost
Scott Morrison has encouraged federal public servants to engage with their Chinese counterparts, saying these are important connections particularly given the tensions in the bilateral relationship.
two views on increasing the super contribution
Michelle Grattan talks with Brendan Coates and Greg Combet about the plans to increase the compulsory superannuation contribution.
Anthony Albanese has announced that the Labor party will hold its national conference “virtually”.
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