View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?
When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands
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Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA – and things could get heated
Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting. Following the United States cutting interest rate by half a percentage point. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing
Greens leader Adam Bandt joins us to talk about the immediate impasse as well as his party’s broad agenda including its demands if Labor fell into minority at the election. …
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Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education
Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to $80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy. …
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View from The Hill: The Albanese government is feeling a lot of pain from pincers
When a leader is on the back foot, small things are telling. On Monday, Anthony Albanese, who leaves on Thursday
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Two former federal departmental heads breached public service code 25 times in Robodebt scandal
Despite the findings, those found to have breached the code will not face any penalties. …
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Grattan on Friday: Coalition backs Labor’s heavy lifting on aged care, hoping to reap the benefit down the track
The government’s changes to the NDIS and it’s endorsement of aged care reforms, Peter Dutton is calculating it’s easier for Labor than the Coalition to find big savings that produce serious “losers” …
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Aged care reform: self-funded retirees and part-pensioners to pay more as government aims to shore up the system
Self-funded retirees and many part pensioners will pay more for their aged care under the government’s reform package, endorsed by the opposition and announced on Thursday. …
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View from The Hill: Social media age ban all to the good, but can Albanese deliver before election?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been late out of the blocks on a ban on children accessing social media. Now
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Albanese promises to legislate minimum age for kids’ access to social media
The Albanese government will legislate this term to enforce a minimum age for children to access social media. …
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