View from The Hill: What Anthony Albanese wants from parliament for Christmas
With the Albanese government now at its six months mark and the end of the parliamentary year fast approaching, it’s
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Grattan on Friday: A lot may be changing in China-Australia relations, but a lot is staying the same
For the PM, having the bilateral relationship begin to stabilise and move to a more constructive footing culminates a very successful first six months on the world stage. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Colebatch, Kos Samaras and Sumeyya Ilanbey on the Victorian Election
Andrews is seeking a third term. However many voters are disillusioned with the major parties and the election will be a test for a clutch of teal and other independents …
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Word from The Hill: Albanese-Xi meeting is the first step on long march
In this podcast Michelle and politics editor Amanda Dunn discuss the significant thaw in Australia-China relations that’s come with the Albanese-Xi meeting, held on the sidelines of the G20 in Bali. …
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Grattan on Friday: Government throws everything at securing workplace reforms before Christmas but Pocock keeps it guessing
Industrial relations is one of the perennial fault lines in Australian politics. As some battles get settled, fresh ones arise, often involving similar issues, in the enduring argument about growing and sharing the economic pie. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Karen Andrews on the Medibank hack, visa scams, and winning back women voters
With Australians shocked by hackers starting to post Medibank data on the dark web, in this podcast Andrews calls on the health insurer to provide more information …
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Word from The Hill: Rush on for workplace bill; Albanese gives COP27 a miss; big-spending Teals
In this podcast Michelle and Amanda discuss Lathe government’s struggle to hasten through its industrial relations bill, he COP27 conference under way in Egypt, and the big cash splashes by successful Teals. …
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Government makes concessions on multi-employer bargaining bill
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said on Sunday there would be a change in the proposed way voting would work for these agreements. …
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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese won’t be at COP27 but energy will be on his mind
The PM will be notably missing from the COP27 leaders summit in Egypt early next week. Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy, will represent Australia later in the conference. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy expert Bruce Mountain on what to do about the gas crisis
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan talks with Professor Bruce Mountain, Director of the Victoria Energy Policy Centre …
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