This is the first time in more than a century that a government has won a byelection from an Opposition
- Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government is hamstrung by its election promise to not raise taxes or bring in new ones. That’s for this term, but its narrow majority is likely to make Labor wary at the next election of bold tax reform promises.
Michelle Grattan sits down with Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie to chat about Alice Springs, The Voice to Parliament, Indigenous employment and the Stage 3 tax cuts
Peter Dutton on Saturday faces his first real-time electoral test in the Victorian seat of Aston, with the conditions on the track heavy going
Imagine the impression sent abroad if voters defeated a proposal for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body to advise the federal parliament and government
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan discusses the blueprint for reform with commission chair, Michael Brennan
In a simply worded question, Australians will be asked to approve altering the Constitution “to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.
Chief Political Correspondant Michelle Grattan and Politics + Society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the news
The arrest follows a joint investigation between the Office of the Special Investigator and the Australian Federal Police
Despite the bipartisanship over both the China threat and AUKUS, the views of experts are divided.
Addressing a Tax Institute event on Thursday, Henry said the Australian tax system “is not capable of raising sufficient revenue to fund the activities of government. Certainly not today. Far less at any time in the future.”
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan canvasses the New South Wales election with the ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks from the Western Sydney University, and the ABC's NSW state political reporter Ashleigh Raper
The former prime minister also said Albanese was relying on two ‘seriously unwise’ ministers, Penny Wong and Richard Marles.
The Australian government has been careful not to over-hype the progress, talking about “stabilising” the relationship, rather than using stronger language
Frydenberg, now in the private sector, hasn’t declared whether he will run again for Kooyong, but he hasn’t lost his political ambition
Michelle Grattan and Mike Callaghan discuss the government's change to super, the complexities regarding it, and whether young people should be able to access it for a house deposit
Michelle Grattan and politics editor Amanda Dunn discuss the latest interest rate rise, the polling reaction to the Super tax hike, the PM's visit to India and the Monique Ryan/Sally Rugg court case
In superannuation, the detail matters, although Treasurer Jim Chalmers would argue there are always points to be nailed down with such changes
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As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan and Greens leader Adam Bandt discuss climate change, the cost of living crisis and the Voice.
The Treasurer pointed out the majority of the about $50 billion in super tax breaks go to high income earners
The new coordinator will be backed up by a National Office for Cyber Security in the Home Affairs department
In policy terms, these are important debates. Politically, though, anything to do with superannuation is fraught, especially for a government already grappling with difficult economic issues
Michelle Grattan and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the PM's Press Club address, the Aston byelection with its high stakes for Peter Dutton, and the debate about superannuation
In this podcast, Brennan elaborates on why he believes the referendum question should be reworded and the form he thinks the question should take
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