New home affairs minister Tony Burke heads to Indonesia to tackle terrorism and people smuggling
The minister will also co-chair a meeting on counter terrorism and transnational security. …
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View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O’Neil to grapple with housing crisis
Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘Teal’ Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects
Joining us on the Podcast is Zoe Daniel, member for the Melbourne seat of Goldstein. She joins us to discuss current hot-button issues, such as the government’s plan for reform of electoral donations. …
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Grattan on Friday: Eyes are on Sunday’s reshuffle but government’s fears are about Wednesday’s inflation number
All public attention is currently focused on the Sunday reshuffle. Meanwhile behind the scenes, preoccupying the government.is the June quarter inflation figure out on Wednesday. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lester Munson on Kamala Harris’s style and a changed Trump
To discuss the fast-changing US election and Kamala Harris moving to the top of the ticket we’re joined by Lester Munson, a fellow with the United States Studies Centre. …
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Grattan on Friday: it’s good to put administrators into the CFMEU – but how do you prevent future crops of bad apples?
Albanese has answered questions about the CFMEU scandal all week. But despite the magnitude of the issue, he has left the public front-running to Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey on how Australia should navigate a second Trump term
Hear the former Australian ambassador’s observations of ‘a very different’ Donald Trump at this week’s Republican convention, and his prediction of who could replace Biden as the Democratic nominee. …
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Government expected to appoint administrators to clean up CFMEU, as union remains defiant
Labor’s national executive will meet on Thursday to deal with requests to suspend the union’s affiliations in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. …
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View from The Hill: If it’s serious about CFMEU, Labor should decline its money
Listening to the politicians and union leaders, one could be forgiven for thinking Nine’s Nick McKenzie and his journalist colleagues
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Australian army private and husband charged with allegedly spying for Russia
Both Russian-born Australian citizens, the pair have been accused of obtaining Australian Defence Force material to share with Russian authorities. …
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