Haunted by the unpopular 2014 budget, the government is treading more carefully with its new education policies.
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When the public are deeply cynical and distrustful, and have turned their back on a government, can that government change its image and the voters’ view?
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at Malcolm Turnbull’s schools plan.
NATSEM has modelled the impact of the changes to the HELP debt repayments the government announced this week.
John Hewson describes the uncertain economic climate into which Scott Morrison will deliver next week's budget.
The Turnbull government is seeking to seize the political initiative on schools, with a big funding injection and the appointment of David Gonski to chair a ‘Gonski 2.0’ review.
The federal government has confirmed it will build Sydney’s second airport after the Sydney Airport Group announced it would not take up its right of first refusal to construct and operate it.
The government is seeking savings of $2.8 billion from higher education over the budget period, in another attempt at a major shake-up of Australia’s university sector.
Politics podcast: Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget
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In a special budget podcast for the University of Canberra's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Michelle Grattan discusses with Jane Halton the makings of a federal budget.
The government has ordered the Productivity Commission to review how the GST revenue is sliced up.
Malcolm Turnbull engaged in an unedifying cop-out when questioned about the Yassmin Abdel-Magied affair on Friday. Quizzed by 3AW’s Neil Mitchell, Turnbull described her Anzac Day Facebook post – “Lest…
Next week, Malcolm Turnbull will have his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York.
As the government seeks to rein in the excessive expectations of what it can do to make housing more affordable, Malcolm Turnbull is throwing everything at his energy security policy.
The government will highlight in its May 9 budget a distinction between ‘good’ debt, incurred to boost growth, and ‘bad’ debt, used to finance welfare and other recurrent spending.
The Turnbull government will impose restrictions on the export of Australian gas to boost domestic supplies and lower prices.
There are two issues in the latest episode of the culture wars, sparked by the Anzac Day Facebook comment by controversial young Muslim activist and part-time ABC presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied. One is…
As North Korea continues to antagonise the US and its allies, the prospect of war hangs in the air.
Malcolm Turnbull has flagged he expects to meet Donald Trump in New York next week.
Peter Dutton has put his credibility in the frame by sticking to his claim about the role of an incident involving a young boy in triggering the Manus Island disturbance that saw Papua New Guinea defence…
Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Labor will promise to ban direct borrowing by self-managed superannuation funds, as part of a housing affordability policy released on Friday.
Malcolm Turnbull’s spectacular elevation of ‘Australian values’ raises questions about his own values.
Malcolm Turnbull is continuing his pitch to assert ‘Australian values’ and national identity.
This week, the government announced it would abolish the 457 visa and replace it with a new temporary skill shortage visa program.
One of the most challenging jobs in the federal public service has opened.
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