Angry, accusatory partisan exchanges over the Middle East war have dominated federal politics this week. But for most ordinary voters the issue remains “over there”.
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China has removed the last trade barrier it imposed on Australia, with a timetable to resume full lobster imports by the end of the year.
Senator Fatima Payman, launched her new political party Australia’s Voice pitching strongly at the large number of voters who are disillusioned with the big parties.
The Albanese government on Wednesday will introduce legislation to ensure the NBN remains in government ownership.
The head of the productivity commission outlines numerous ways government can improve productivity.
Federal parliament has split on partisan lines over the Middle East crisis, just a day after the anniversary of the Hamas atrocities against Israelis.
The former Labor Senator, now independent, plans to contest the Senate in every state.
Almost a year after the Voice proposal was defeated, blame and recrimination are still being thrown around, and the government is still reeling from Albanese’s overreach.
The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Reserve Bank’s tough monetary policy – while warning rates might need to rise again if the fight against inflation stalls. A report after IMF staff visited…
The government says changes to the unit pricing code will help ensure shoppers are not the victims of inflation by stealth when buying everyday products.
Displays of the Hezbollah flag have raised political passions and debate about the limits to free speech.
Josh Bornstein is a lawyer specialising in employment and labour relations law. His new book examines the problematic reach of the corporate hand into the private sphere. He joins us on the podcast.
A push to overhaul laws to stamp out land banking is part of a Government bid to crack down on anti-competitive and unconscionable conduct by supermarkets.
The government has pledged to examine the visa status of protesters who waved Hezbollah flags in Sydney and Melbourne at the weekend, and has also met its pledge to appoint an Islamophobia envoy.
The budget surplus for last financial year has come in at $15.8 billion, well exceeding the $9.3 billion that was forecast in the May budget.
Is the government about to propose changes to negative gearing? The apparent differences between a bullish treasurer and a cautious prime minister leave us none the wiser.
For many of us, COVID has become just a bad memory, despite its lasting and mixed legacies. While the media have largely lost interest in COVID, and people are now rather blase about it, the disease is still taking a toll.
We're joined on the podcast by Richard Holden, to talk about the book and also Australia's economic outlook, on what has been a big week for economic news.
When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met.
Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting. Following the United States cutting interest rate by half a percentage point.
Greens leader Adam Bandt joins us to talk about the immediate impasse as well as his party's broad agenda including its demands if Labor fell into minority at the election.
Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to $80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy.
The former Labor minister says the Albanese government has been too defensive on key issues.
On Monday, Anthony Albanese, made the message to voters full of angst over the cost of living is that the PM doesn’t want to be out of the country more than he has to be by going to the quad.
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