View from The Hill: is the political system letting down the Australian public?
This is the text of the House of Representatives Speaker’s Lecture, delivered at Parliament House on Monday, October 30 We
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Author: Michelle Grattan News Desk
Grattan on Friday: Cost-of-living crisis is the dragon the government can’t slay
Wednesday’s September-quarter figures, showing inflation is still uncomfortably high, set off speculation about whether the Reserve Bank will increase interest rates again …
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Bruce Lehrmann named as the ‘high profile’ figure in Toowoomba rape allegation
Lehrmann is charged with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in Toowoomba in October 2021. …
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View from The Hill: China-Australia relations head back to room temperature, with Albanese’s November visit
The defrost in China-Australia relations started cautiously after the change of federal government last year. It then sped up, with
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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm
Despite the best of intentions, the prime minister’s determination to take Australians to a referendum on the Voice to Parliament has caused tremendous damage. …
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Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas’ barbarism
As the Middle East crisis risks raising tensions within Labor, which has a divided feelings about Palestine, Husic sought to tread a careful line, while emphasising the mounting toll of Palestinian victims …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Albanese’s US trip, Biden in the Middle East, and the Voice’s defeat
In this podcast, Kim Beazley joins The Conversation to talk about the Albanese visit and the international situation. …
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View from The Hill: There is a way forward to tackle Indigenous disadvantage after referendum defeat
Amid the bitter blame game following the rout of the government’s Voice referendum, there’s mostly agreement on one point. Australia
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View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese promises to continue to ‘advance reconciliation’ despite sweeping defeat of referendum
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to continue to battle Indigenous disadvantage and promote reconciliation, in the wake of the
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Grattan on Friday: Did Anthony Albanese realise what a rough journey this referendum would be?
The referendum has highlighted what many have previously overlooked or denied: that Indigenous Australians (like other Australians) aren’t of one political mind …
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