View from The Hill: No, this isn’t based on the medical advice
We follow the medical advice, has been a Morrison government mantra since the pandemic’s start. Well, not any more. With
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Podcast with Michelle Grattan: the return to lockdown
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn …
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View from The Hill: Darren Chester on being ‘screwed over’ by Barnaby Joyce – twice
Darren Chester says he can’t explain why Barnaby Joyce sacked him because the Deputy Prime Minister was “incoherent” when he
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View from The Hill: COVID battle on a knife edge
The argument Scott Morrison has consistently put – that NSW has a better way of dealing with COVID, by avoiding
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Joyce repays supporters and demotes opponents in a ‘reward and punishment’ reshuffle
The Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has been restored to cabinet and Darren Chester has been dropped to the backbench in a reshuffle of blatant reward and punishment following Barnaby Joyce’s elevation. …
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Senate knocks out regulation allowing ARENA to fund carbon capture and blue hydrogen
The Senate has disallowed a government regulation that would have allowed the ARENA to invest in technologies such as carbon capture and storage and “blue hydrogen” using fossil fuel. …
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View from The Hill: Nationals give Scott Morrison a muscle man to deal with — especially on net zero
One central reason why the Nationals have installed Barnaby Joyce, with all the risks and baggage he carries, is because
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View from The Hill: Nationals in crisis, with pressure on Michael McCormack’s leadership
The Nationals are in fresh chaos, with Michael McCormack’s leadership under intense pressure, as the party meets on Monday at
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Grattan on Friday: Will bolshie Nationals or Joe Biden have more sway with Morrison on 2050 target?
In reaching a policy for net zero by 2050, Scott Morrison will face conflicting internal and external pressures. …
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Boris Johnson overstates Morrison’s climate ambition, as Australia-UK trade agreement reached
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson put Scott Morrison on the spot when he told their joint news conference he thought the Australian PM had “declared for net zero by 2050” …
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