An independent inquiry has strongly condemned the politicisation of appointments to government boards despite the government rejecting much of the plan.
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The ongoing litigation resulting from one fateful night at Parliament House has inconvenient truths for all involved – including members of the government.
For the first time, women lead Australia’s key economic institutions. The moment matters because research shows women think about the economy differently from men.
A damning report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found one third of complainants believe the child support system has become ‘weaponised’ by abusive ex-partners.
The future of the public service has become a hot election issue with fears Peter Dutton’s threats to sack staff will gut essential front line services.
The budget is headed for a deficit of $26.9 billion this financial year but in the following three years the budget is forecast to be deeper in the red than earlier forecast.
While there is much to applaud in the government’s strategy, it neglects to deal with the unequal gender impacts of climate change.
In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the wild final sitting fortnight before the winter break
The government at the weekend announced an immediate $2 billion for social housing – which will go to states and territories over this fortnight – hoping this would get the Greens to support the fund
Federal politics, the tone of which had seemed better than in the last parliamentary term, once again descended into a toxic mire.
Anthony Albanese declared the caucus was 1000% behind Katy Gallagher, as the Finance Minister fights off allegations of misleading parliament while in opposition in 2021
In fresh rounds of this story that never goes away, now Finance Minister Katy Gallagher is in the political frame facing allegations of misleading parliament
Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher, said women around the country had been telling the government the program “is punitive, counterproductive and causes harm”
The present scheme is for 18 weeks government-funded leave to care for a newborn. There is a separate “Dad and Partner” payment for two weeks.
Usually the speeches of treasury secretaries are relatively bland, echoes of their political masters. But an address this week from Steven Kennedy was something quite different.
Whether the late senator’s treatment was unfairly harsh or part of the tough business of politics depends on who you ask – and in public life, the line between the two can be very fine indeed.
Katy Gallagher on the battle to hold the government to account
Michelle Grattan discusses the finding of Senate estimates with Katy Gallagher
The report from John Kunkel, Scott Morrison’s chief of staff, into whether the Prime Minister’s office briefed against Brittany Higgins’ partner David Sharaz has been drafted with Jesuitical subtlety.
Michelle Grattan discusses the budget with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann and Shadow Minister Katy Gallagher
Federal Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy has admitted some COVID deaths in aged care might have been prevented if there had been a quicker public health response.
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