View from The Hill: Speaker Tony Smith, proponent of ‘order in the House’ to retire at election
Speaker Tony Smith – who has been battling to force better behaviour in the House of Representatives on MPs including
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Federal help for NSW triggers slanging match between Andrews and Morrison governments
The Morrison and Berejiklian governments have unveiled a support package for businesses and workers, as the lockdown in Sydney and surrounding areas is set to extend into and probably beyond its fourth week. …
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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the next chapter in the vaccine rollout
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon. …
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Grattan on Friday: General’s vaccine advance waits on more fuel
When it comes to communicating, Lieutenant General JJ Frewen is a refreshing change from the pollie-speak and fudges we hear all the time, writes Michelle Grattan …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on net zero 2050, a coal-fired power station – and how resources is (sort of) in cabinet
Michelle Grattan discusses net zero 2050, coal power, regional women, and the Nationals’ new cabinet with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce …
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Workplace COVID jabs on the agenda as business is brought into vaccination effort
Major companies and business groups are being brought into the rollout effort to speed up the rate of vaccination, opening the way potentially for workplace jabs later in the year. …
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View from The Hill: COVID transition plan has bad news for returning travellers
The plan to transition Australia from COVID-as-crisis to COVID-like-flu that Scott Morrison has announced is designed to send a positive
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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the vexed vaccine rollout
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. …
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Grattan on Friday: The pandemic is now putting the ‘experts’ in their own world of pain
At the pandemic’s beginning experts were hailed as heroes and saviours, notwithstanding some differences among them. The politicians embraced them – but now that is all changing. …
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View from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s AstraZeneca ‘hand grenade’ turns into cluster bomb
The debate about the vexed vaccination rollout on Wednesday exploded into an extraordinary free-for-all, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison under
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