Grattan on Friday: Can the Albanese government turn 2024 into a happy new year despite multiple challenges?
Michelle Grattan explains the various challenges that face the government as we head towards a new year. …
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Payments System Board Update: November 2023 Meeting
At its meeting today, the Payments System Board discussed a number of issues, including: New technology in the clearing and
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens Barbara Pocock on the quest for greater transparency
In this podcast, The Greens Senator joins us today to talk about consultancy reform, whistleblower protection, and other issues …
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New cyber policy to harden defences against our ‘fastest growing threat’
The policy, to be released on Wednesday by O’Neil, who is Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security, is also designed to enable victims to bounce back faster from attacks that can’t be prevented …
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View from The Hill: Albanese should come clean about what he did or didn’t say to Xi Jinping about sonar incident
The incident last Tuesday in which Australian sailors suffered minor injuries from sonar pulses from a Chinese destroyer couldn’t have
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ASIC and RBA Acknowledge ASX’s CHESS Solution Design Announcement
Today, ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) (the Regulators) acknowledged ASXs announcement of a solution design to replace
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View from The Hill: as war rages in the Middle East, Australian parliamentarians try to promote understanding
Shutterstock In federal parliament, there are “friendship” groups for almost everything, from AUKUS to arthritis, and for many countries. Three
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Appointment of Chief Communications Officer
Sally Cray has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Communications Officer at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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Grattan on Friday: A government in a big hurry gives opposition some wins on ex-detainees
The High Court isn’t usually front and centre in politics. But when it is, it can land unexpected punches that throw governments off balance. …
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Infrastructure review recommends culling 82 planned projects
An independent review finds the projected cost of Australia’s $120 billion infrastructure pipeline has blown out by $32.8 billion. …
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