A new Parliamentary Standards Commission will oversee behaviour codes for parliamentarians and their staff. The primary function of the commission will be to investigate allegations of code breaches.
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Independent Senator David Pocock will seek to remove the discretion of the prime minister to decide the number of extra staff crossbenchers receive.
Amid continued fractious debate about visas for Palestinians, the Albanese government will be trying in parliament this week to “land” two crucial pieces of legislation.
Dutton and Burke this week have faced off in the fractious debate about Palestinians fleeing to Australia – an issue that risks putting another tear in our social cohesion fabric.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers joined the podcast to discuss a range of issues from RBA reform, the latest employment figures and wages.
Joining the podcast is Independent member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie. Wilkie has advocated for gambling reform during his entire political career.
A war of words has broken out between Australian and US political veterans over whether the status of Taiwan is a key Western security interest.
The new scheme, called the Trust Exchange (TEx), would allow people to verify their identities based on information already held by the federal government.
The Albanese government next week will introduce legislation to force the appointment of an administrator into the recalcitrant CFMEU, after the union tried a delaying tactic to drag out court action.
The Albanese government might be likened to the harried house-husband struggling with untidy rooms while a property inspection looms that threatens a forced move into less salubrious accommodation.
The Albanese government announced it will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators at a move set to cost $3.6 billion.
Pat Turner is lead convener of the Coalition of Peaks and CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), and she joins the podcast.
The delay is because of the significant and complicated drafting of the legislation and, in particular, obtaining further advice on the constitutionality of the spending caps.
The threat level returns to what it was for more than eight years before it was lowered to ‘possible’ in November 2022.
Anthony Albanese’s pivot to Indigenous economic empowerment in his weekend Garma speech was welcome and overdue – but now he’s bogged in a contradiction over his commitment to Makarrata.
Anthony Albanese will switch the focus in Indigenous affairs policy towards the economic empowerment of First Nations communities, in a speech at the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land on Saturday.
The prime minister’s reshuffle tells us much about political realities - and political problems.
The opposition leader’s trip further underlines the unravelling of bipartisanship towards Israel.
The rate of suicide among Indigenous Australians is increasing, as is the rate of children in out-of-home care, according to the latest Closing the Gap report released by the Productivity Commission. Assessing…
The minister will also co-chair a meeting on counter terrorism and transnational security.
The prime minister has made changes that will strengthen his team ahead if the next election, though not as many as he might have, given factional constraints.
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.
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.
Cabinet ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O'Connor will be standing down from the frontbench, opening vacancies for Anthony Albanese to reshuffle his ministry.
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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