Albanese finally summons national cabinet to consider antisemitism epidemic
The meeting of the nation’s leaders comes after a strong of antisemitic attacks. …
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View from The Hill: Dutton’s 2025 launch still leaves voters needing answers on key policies
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Sunday “soft launch” of his campaign for election year was carefully calibrated to pitch to the
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Grattan on Friday: Labor has to grapple with Anthony Albanese’s ‘man problem’
Women and their issues were at the centre in the 2022 election. They were an important reason why Scott Morrison was turfed out of office. Does Albanese now have the same issue with men? …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chalmers says the budget’s better than it was; Taylor says it’s much worse than it should be
Appropriately, we finish our podcast for 2024 talking to Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his shadow, Angus Taylor because, as the saying goes, “it’s the economy, stupid!” …
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A return to balanced budgets is a decade away, mid-year update says
The budget is headed for a deficit of $26.9 billion this financial year but in the following three years the budget is forecast to be deeper in the red than earlier forecast. …
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Chalmers unveils new look Reserve Bank, with women in the majority on both its boards
The Treasurer Jim Chalmers announces two appointments to the new board created as part of the restructure of the central bank. …
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More spending and weaker revenue hits budget bottom line in some years: Chalmers
Wednesday’s mid-year budget update will downgrade company tax receipts by $8.5 billion over the four years to 2027-28, and show “slippage’ in the bottom line in some years of the forward estimates. …
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Bali five return to Australia, and don’t have to serve more prison time
Despite Indonesia’s preference, the men will not serve any further prison time here. The government has given no quid pro quo for the return of the five. …
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Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer
A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: For Mark Dreyfus, antisemitism is very personal
Mark Dreyfus joins the podcast to talk about his family’s story of fleeing Nazi Germany, his own and his community’s experience with antisemitism, and his reaction to criticism of the government. …
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