The chief of the Climate Institute, John Connor, has warned Labor against backtracking on its commitment to a cap-and-trade scheme to curtail carbon emissions. Connor said he was surprised the opposition…
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One insider with longtime experience of observing prime ministerial trips says of Tony Abbott’s round-the-worlder: “He hasn’t hit a six, nor has he been bowled.” The PM’s bilateral meetings went well enough…
Professor David Choquenot, Director of the Institute for Applied Ecology at University of Canberra, speaks to Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan about the week in politics including the Prime Minister’s…
On his American trip Tony Abbott has met with Jeb Bush, son of one president, younger brother of another and himself an aspirant to be Republican candidate for the White House. The encounter brought back…
A week after John Howard said Australians wanted their reform to be “fundamentally fair”, Treasurer John Hockey has accused those complaining of the budget’s unfairness of using “1970s class warfare lines…
Major media players continue to dominate online news, current affairs and analysis, despite a proliferation of online news content sources, a government report has found. The internet has given established…
The land of the fair go is disappearing, argues former Liberal leader John Hewson, on the release of a new report on wealth inequality. The report warns inequality is increasing rapidly in Australia, posing…
Tony Abbott is hardly the first Liberal prime minister to face a serious backbench revolt on an issue but the depth of feeling in his own ranks against his paid parental leave scheme is still striking…
The government appears likely to have to drop its plan to tie its proposed indexation of petrol excise to road building if it wants to get the measure through the Senate. The Greens are against the hypothecation…
It didn’t take long for Tony Abbott to back away from his statement earlier this week - after Malcolm Turnbull took on conservative commentator Andrew Bolt - that in any dispute between one of his frontbenchers…
University of Canberra Vice Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including Malcolm Turnbull and federal Liberal leadership rumours.
Was Malcolm Turnbull being forensically honest, or poking the anthill with a stick? Either way, his comments on Thursday’s 7.30 program were less than helpful to an embattled government. Asked by interviewer…
Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has clashed with 2GB presenter Alan Jones, accusing him of “promoting the impression that I’m after Tony Abbott’s job” and declaring the controversial broadcaster…
Tony Abbott and Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have declared the Australian-Indonesian relationship close to being mended, although there is still some work to be finished. At a joint appearance…
With today’s political protagonists so scripted and shouty, the appearance of former prime ministers Bob Hawke and John Howard to mark the National Press Club’s 50th anniversary provided a refreshing “conversation…
Four in ten Australians believe relations with Indonesia are worsening – 24 points higher than in 2008 – while nearly half expect China will become a military threat to us in the next 20 years, according…
The crisis that is enveloping the Liberal government in Victoria will be sending some shudders through the Abbott ranks. With maverick state crossbencher Geoff Shaw threatening to support a no-confidence…
Talks between Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday will test how far the relationship between the two countries has healed after months of tension…
Clive Palmer says a Coalition government led by Malcolm Turnbull would have different policies and be “more approachable”. In provocative comments niggling at the sensitive leadership nerve, Palmer said…
Cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull has made an extraordinary attack on conservative News Corp writer Andrew Bolt, describing his column today as bordering “on the demented”. Turnbull told reporters that…
Tony Abbott leaves this week for an extensive trip that will include joining the 70th anniversary commemoration of D-Day in France before visiting Canada and the United States. His departure on Wednesday…
One could be forgiven for overlooking a key feature of this government. Several of its most senior and influential ministers used to be leading “moderates”. Joe Hockey, Christopher Pyne and George Brandis…
University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss HECS debt, Tony Abbott’s political instincts and the Medicare co-payment.
The government believes it has had a better week with its dog of a budget. If so, it hasn’t been due to good performance. With key measures both causing grief and facing a doubtful future in the Senate…
A damaging admission by the Commonwealth Bank will boost concern about the government’s plan to weaken protections for consumers seeking financial advice and throw into doubt its timetable for announcing…
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