Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers
Michelle Grattan reports on some Albanese ministers halfway through its term in government. Highlighting where some shine and others don’t. …
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States agree to do more heavy lifting on disability, in exchange for extra health and GST funding
Ahead of Thursday’s release of the review into NDIS, the states have agreed to provide more and expanded services for people with disability in exchange for an extension of the GST top-up. …
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View from The Hill: government’s announcement tsunami overshadowed by crisis over ex-detainees
It’s always a rush at the end of the year to push out announcements, but the Albanese government, with an
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‘The Labor family is broken-hearted’: Albanese pays tribute to Peta Murphy, dead at 50
Parliamentarians have paid tribute to the Labor MP who has died from cancer aged 50. …
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Government’s preventative detention for ex-detainees who pose serious risks set to pass this week
New preventative detention legislation will be brought into the Senate as an amendment. The changes will allow the preventative detention of those who are considered a terrorist risk. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen’s struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28
Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, next week heads to COP28 in Dubai, leading the Australian delegation. He joins the podcast to talk about the meeting, which he hopes will be easier than last year’s was. …
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Grattan on Friday: As Albanese’s fortunes slide, people start to wonder what sort of PM Peter Dutton might make
Michelle Grattan explains what a government with a so-called ‘unelectable’ hard man at the helm might look like. …
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Parliamentary report slams mutual obligation, calling for total overhaul of employment services
The government has released a review of the employment services system. The scathing indictment has found the current system doesn’t serve the interests of jobseekers or employers. …
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Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to ‘hostile actors’, Climate Statement warns
The Climate statement, prepared by departmental officials, will be released by the Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen on Thursday with updated security warnings. …
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Government readying to rush through more legislation on ex-detainees
The government will urgently legislate after the High Court on Tuesday outlined its reasons for its decision that indefinite immigration detention was unconstitutional. …
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