Polls have the combined primary vote for Labor and the Greens dropping. But there’s no sign of a boost for the Coalition after its leadership change.
Articles on Anthony Albanese
Displaying 1 - 20 of 39 articles
Albanese after his success at the recent election now has to deal with a backlog of foreign issues.
The new deal between the countries seems to offer Nauru an economic lifeline while giving Australia security in the region. But the details reveal issues still to be resolved.
The scheme is another worthy micro-measure, but a wider, cohesive housing strategy remains absent.
Michelle Grattan explains what a government with a so-called ‘unelectable’ hard man at the helm might look like.
At a crack-of-dawn news conference at Canberra airport, King suggested the 2020 incident was a factor, although “there was no one factor that influenced my decision in relation to the national interest”.
The major deal for Boxer armored fighting vehicles matters to both Australia and Germany individually – and also to the countries’ growing relationship.
The Labor Party will hold its national conference in Brisbane. Coincidentally, the venue is in the electorate of Griffith, which Labor lost to the Greens in 2022
The government is hamstrung by its election promise to not raise taxes or bring in new ones. That’s for this term, but its narrow majority is likely to make Labor wary at the next election of bold tax reform promises.
With an election due in October 2024, Queenslanders still favour the incumbent Palaszczuk government.
In a moment like this, Jakarta can persuade Canberra to refrain from interfering in the situation developments and political dynamics in Papua.
China is posing many challenges to the Indo-Pacific region in 2022. How should Canada and Australia respond?
Word from The Hill: Next step for Morrison is visit to governor-general
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
In a humiliation rebuff to Scott Morrison, a revolt by Liberal backbenchers has struck down the provisions of the sex discrimination legislation that allow discrimination against gay and transgender children.
The Morrison government is resisting calls for a royal commission into robodebt. But there are still too many unanswered questions about the controversial scheme.
Branch stacking may not be be new. But if the ALP is to fend off political rivals in the future, it will need to get serious about reform.
In this third “vision statement”, the Labor leader has condemned online platforms for being unwilling to filter out false information.
Parliament has now finished its sitting fortnight. Michelle Grattan discusses the key issues from it, including Labor’s approach to passing legislation given its weaker position in the Senate.
Albanese’s speech comes against a background of speculation that Bill Shorten’s leadership could be under pressure if the party performs badly at the Super Saturday byelections.
For Bill Shorten, cuts to Sunday penalty rates could become a pale version of WorkChoices.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Honorary Professorial Fellow in Telecommunications, The University of Melbourne
-
Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
-
Honorary Consul; Adjunct Professor; Digital Investigations Consultant and Senior Lecturer., Adelaide University
-
Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
-
Associate Professor of Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, Griffith University
-
Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University
-
Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
-
University Fellow in Law, Charles Darwin University
-
Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
-
Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University
-
Lecturer at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and Head of Centre of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Universitas Tidar, Universitas Tidar Magelang