Albanese government announces $424 million to narrow a gap that is not closing fast enough
The initiatives come amid a spate of publicity about the problems in Alice Springs and elsewhere in the Northern Territory …
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Grattan on Friday: Aston byelection will test Peter Dutton’s ability to campaign on Victoria’s tough terrain
Now Peter Dutton faces his own Aston test, which comes with risks and opportunities. …
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Word from The Hill: Government should set date for Voice to start talking
In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the RBA rate rise, Lidia Thorpe’s defection to the crossbench and the ongoing Voice debate …
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Alcohol bans return to NT Indigenous communities, with $250 million federal assistance
The measures follow Albanese’s recent visit to Alice Springs …
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View from The Hill: Lidia Thorpe quits Greens, going to crossbench to promote ‘Blak Sovereign Movement’
Daniel Pockett/AAP Victorian Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe has defected from the Greens to sit on the crossbench, declaring she wants
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Grattan on Friday: Chalmers attracts some flak for blue sky ideas but the government has bigger problems
Chalmers has bought himself a doozy of a conversation, with his essay advocating we embrace “values-based capitalism” …
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Former deputy prime minister John Anderson joins group spearheading “no” campaign on the Voice
The committee includes four Indigenous members and two former ministers …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Jim Chalmers answers critics of his ‘values-based capitalism’
In this podcast Chalmers also reveals he spoke with Paul Keating while writing of the essay, published in The Monthly. …
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Jim Chalmers lays out agenda for pursuit of ‘values-based capitalism’
Chalmers’ essay looks to the future after the uncertainties of three global crises – the GFC, the pandemic, and the energy and inflation shock …
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Body image campaigner Taryn Brumfitt is 2023 Australian of the Year
The four recipients “share a common bond – using their life experience as a power for good, helping others around them and making the world a better place …
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