View from The Hill: Labor conference gives Albanese a firm ‘yes’ on AUKUS
Predictably, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got his way on AUKUS at Labor’s national conference on Friday. But, ironically, he and
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View from The Hill: Albanese unveils boosted housing target and incentive payments ahead of Labor national conference
Shutterstock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced $3 billion in incentives for states and territories and a boosted target for
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Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for ‘yes’ campaigners
Outgoing Qantas chief Alan Joyce appeared on Monday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to unveil the livery …
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Grattan on Friday: The Coalition’s likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics
Peter Dutton has been open since the election about nuclear energy being on the Coalition’s agenda – but that has allowed the government, especially Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, to attack the idea …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party’s coming national conference
In this podcast we talk with Wayne Swan, the Labor Party National President. Swan was treasurer and deputy prime minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments. …
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Word from The Hill: Voice proponents and opponents draw succour from heritage backdown; ALP toughens Palestine policy to placate party; more questions follow Lehrmann inquiry
In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the WA government scrapping a controversial law, the government’s policy on Palestine, and the fallout from the Lehrmann case inquiry. …
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Tax advisers who promote exploitation schemes to face $780 million penalty
Sparked by the PwC scandal, the measures will expand tax promoter penalty laws to make it easier for the Australian Taxation Office to apply them to advisers and firms who promote tax avoidance. …
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Albanese tells Garma ‘we have to hold to the courage of our convictions’ in Voice fight
The PM pays tribute to Indigenous leaders and elders past and present, while calling out the Opposition at the Garma Festival this weekend. …
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Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech
In this podcast @michellegrattan and politics + society editor @amandadunn10 discuss Anthony Albanese’s defensiveness when pressed on treaty, support for the Yes case slipping in polls, the …
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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government should be selling Voice as part of its wider framework for reducing Aboriginal disadvantage
A Productivity Commission report released this week highlighted the continued lack of agency First Australians have – even though a comprehensive framework is already in place to try to Close the Gap …
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