Now that we have had the double-dissolution election, the next step is for the government to attempt to pass the industrial relations bills through the House of Representatives and Senate again.
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Health policy was an important factor in the election outcome, but one of the most important issues in the health sector – the impact of out-of-pocket costs – was mostly ignored.
What are the key policy challenges facing the new Turnbull government in terms of economic growth and budgets, cities, transport, energy, school education, higher education and health?
Since 1949, most of Australia’s governments received less than half of all primary votes cast, with some as low as 40%.
Without quotas to correct the effects of these gender biases, the under-representation of women Coalition MPs is effectively guaranteed.
Some policies split the traditional supporters of the Coalition, while others will put the government at odds with key Senate cross benchers.
With nearly 25 years of uninterrupted economic growth at risk of coming to an end, the new government must make budget repair a priority.
There have been three clear lessons from this long election campaign: the vote is fragmenting, the media is fragmenting, and long election campaigns are not a good idea.
The government should consider five options to increase economic growth.
The Turnbull government must reconcile the political sensitivity of Medicare and the need for fiscal discipline.
Minority governments can successfully prosecute their policy agendas even while being destabilised.
After a slim victory, how the Coalition works with the crossbench MPs will prove important to the success and stability of the Turnbull government.
How did the Coalition go from a resounding victory in 2013 to the edge of electoral defeat?
Labor and Bill Shorten are right to be pleased with the number of seats they picked up, but it was still not enough for them to form government – and that is the serious task ahead.
As he struggles with the lessons of the recent past and the challenges of the immediate future, Malcolm Turnbull needs to avoid two dangers. One is being spooked by the conservatives inside and outside…
What’s in store for key policy areas, from health to education to infrastructure to asylum seekers, under a returned Coalition government?
We reconvened our State of the states experts to respond to the results of the 2016 federal election.
What did the Coalition promise during the campaign in 11 key policy areas, from health to infrastructure to jobs?
More than a week after the election, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has formally conceded defeat, quickly followed by Malcolm Turnbull welcoming the Coalition’s victory.
As a veteran of the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd years, former treasurer Wayne Swan is a politician with a great deal of experience with parliamentary instability.
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