VIDEO: Floods bring Morrison more trouble; Labor’s Kimberley Kitching remembered
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra …
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Grattan on Friday: We can’t know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says
Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary. This week, Anthony Albanese invoked a Labor icon to soothe fears of change. …
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Elect me and I’ll govern like Bob Hawke: Albanese
Anthony Albanese will declare he would govern on the Hawke model of consensus, in a Wednesday economic speech that also directs a strong pitch to business. …
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Alan Tudge will not return to education post
Alan Tudge will not return to his post as education minister, although an independent inquiry concluded there was “insufficient evidence” to find he bullied or harassed a former staffer. …
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Grattan on Friday: Morrison’s COVID bout a reminder the virus could disrupt election campaign
If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news. …
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Word from The Hill: Assistance for Ukraine and Peter Dutton’s fundraising
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn …
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Morrison turns blowtorch on China for being soft on Russia
Scott Morrison and his ministers have strongly attacked China over its failure to denounce Russia’s attack on Ukraine or to use its influence to press President Putin to pull back. …
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Grattan on Friday: Faraway conflict feeds into Morrison’s national security pitch
As Russia’s attack on Ukraine unfolds dramatically, Australia is in the choir stalls, not centre stage, when it comes to the West’s response. But Scott Morrison is determined its voice be loud. …
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Scott Morrison commits $804 million over a decade for the Antarctic
Scott Morrison on Tuesday will announce $804.4 million over a decade to strengthen Australia’s strategic and scientific capabilities in the Antarctic. …
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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Morrison government weaponising national security
University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics …
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