Politics podcast: Robert Kelly on the Korean summits
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Professor Robert Kelly is pessimistic about how much the upcoming Korean summits will achieve this Friday.
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As the banking royal commission continues to expose wrongdoings, the pressure is intensifying on the corporate regulator.
This bald-faced refusal to acknowledge their own inconvenient history in part comes from the politicians’ belief that if you just burnish the “spin”, you can get away with saying anything.
Michelle Grattan speaks to University of Canberra’s Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Up to now, both government and opposition were anxious to stay in step.
Just why the government was so keen to shield an industry where wrongdoing had been obvious is not entirely clear.
Wood’s call follows NSW Liberal and former health minister Sussan Ley declaring the trade should cease.
From Morrison’s point of view, McCormack’s imagery was totally out of whack with his desired framing. Even within the Nationals there is some criticism of the leader for being inept.
Fifield said that no matter who was the responsible party, the complaints figures were too high. “The current model for protecting consumers needs reform”.
Dealing with cannabis is basically a state matter but the Greens propose an Australian Cannabis Agency be set up to bring together state and territory governments, experts and regulators.
Campbell replaces the present chief, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, 58, who will retire from the ADF.
On Friday the Agriculture department announced it had suspended the supply of sheep to a Qatar abattoir after seeing footage provided by Animals Australia.
The Coalition reels from its 30th consecutive Newspoll loss, while Australia’s relationship with China comes under pressure.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton and Richard Rigby on Chinese influence in Australia
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The Australia-China relationship is again in the headlines, with reports of strains between the two countries, resulting in federal ministers who want to visit finding it hard to get visas.
It doesn’t need a review to tell you that for the sheep these voyages - even when they go better than this one did - are hell, whatever “standards” are imposed.
With the fateful 30th Newspoll finally out there, the government on Monday descended into an orgy of destructive self-indulgence.
The Coalition trails 48-52%, compared with 47-53% a fortnight ago. The Australian reports it is only the second time since April last year that the government has come
Another tumultuous week in politics saw the appearance of the “Monash Forum”, more speculation about the 30th Newspoll and the Greens proposing a people’s bank.
Many among the public will discount Abbott’s activities as just his usual trouble-making. The noise, however, reinforces the general impression of a fractured government.
Politics podcast: Michael Keating on a Fair Share
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Keating told The Conversation that taxation revenue will need to rise by another 3 percentage points of GDP in the next three decades.
Under the People’s Bank proposal, homeowners would be able to borrow up to 60% of the value of their property directly from the Reserve Bank.
Barnaby Joyce says he would be ‘100%’ behind the government constructing coal-fired power stations if that would lower the price of electricity.
Tim Storer has one hell of a decision to make shortly after the May budget, when the government plans to bring back its legislation to give tax cuts to big business.
The government’s company tax cut for big business has received a further blow.
Politics podcast: John Blaxland on Australia’s expulsion of Russian spies
The expulsion of two Russian spies from Australia will have a significant effect on Russia's espionage here.
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