The policy announcement will come in a speech where Albanese emphasises the government’s economic reform agenda and commitment to an ‘ambitious’ budget.
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In a Wednesday address, Martin Parkinson said the focus on migration numbers misses the more immediate questions about how migrants can apply their skills.
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One Nation’s recent rise is partly because Australians have been growing more comfortable in voting for a minor party that has advanced specific issues.
Policies that look chaotic actually reflect a deeper shift in how governments exercise power. The consequences can be dire.
The DemosAU MRP poll projects outcomes for every lower house seat. It forecasts great news for One Nation and catastrophically bad news for the Coalition.
In our uncertain times, voters are disillusioned by both major parties – and increasingly attracted to populism. How can the Albanese government best respond?
In a time of economic uncertainty, just how bold will Jim Chalmers be? Or how bold will Anthony Albanese let him be?
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Dennis Richardson leaving the Royal Commission has raised eyebrows and raised more questions about the commission and it’s scope.
Why have authorities bent over backwards to help some people stay in Australia, while banning others from entering?
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.
Finding alternatives to the US would be expensive and time-consuming. But Australia can be a more confident, self-reliant leader in the region.
One of the Victorian polls has Labor ahead on primary votes, while the other says it’s the Liberals in the lead. In NSW, Labor is out in front.
With the Liberals’ 2025 election review recently leaked, what does the Greens’ version reveal about the lessons they’ve taken from the federal poll?
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 calculus.
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