Grattan

In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss next week’s budget, which is set to slash Coalition programs and promises and implement the Albanese government’s priorities …

One in three women has experienced physical violence since age 15; the figure for sexual violence is one in five. A woman is killed by a current or former intimate partner every ten days …

The present scheme is for 18 weeks government-funded leave to care for a newborn. There is a separate “Dad and Partner” payment for two weeks. …

The treasurer’s Tuesday’s appearances were his first after receiving a major rebuff when Anthony Albanese at the weekend quashed any prospect of rejigging the Stage 3 tax cuts in the budget. …

the government on Monday will point to 28 major defence projects running a total of more than 97 years late, as it highlights pressures it faces on the budget …

Stage 3 has long been built into both federal budget planning and market expectations. Drawing on the British experience is more a convenient argument than a meaningful parallel. …

Michelle Grattan & politics + society editor Amanda Dunn canvass Tuesdays interest rate hike, Australia’s repatriation mission of women and children in refugee camps and the Brittany Higgins trial. …

As of Sunday morning, the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten and Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil were yet to receive information from Optus that was requested on September 27. …

Albanese & Dutton see common ground regarding the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation introduced to parliament earlier this week. …

Under the proposed legislation for the Albanese governments anti-corruption body, public hearings would only be held in ‘exceptional circumstances’ and in the public interest. …