Industrial relations is one of the perennial fault lines in Australian politics. As some battles get settled, fresh ones arise, often involving similar issues, in the enduring argument about growing and sharing the economic pie.
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With Australians shocked by hackers starting to post Medibank data on the dark web, in this podcast Andrews calls on the health insurer to provide more information
In this podcast Michelle and Amanda discuss Lathe government’s struggle to hasten through its industrial relations bill, he COP27 conference under way in Egypt, and the big cash splashes by successful Teals.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said on Sunday there would be a change in the proposed way voting would work for these agreements.
The PM will be notably missing from the COP27 leaders summit in Egypt early next week. Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy, will represent Australia later in the conference.
Michelle & Bruce Mountain
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan talks with Professor Bruce Mountain, Director of the Victoria Energy Policy Centre
Dealing with the crisis, driven by the Ukraine war, is now Labor’s problem, and that gave Dutton something substantial to latch onto.
Higgins accused Lehrmann of assaulting her in the parliamentary office of Reynolds, who was defence industry minister, in March 2019, after a night out drinking in two Canberra bars
Michelle with Chalmers, Taylor and Wood
In this podcast, we talk to Chalmers, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and the head of the Grattan Institute Danielle Wood about power prices, tax pressures and spending reforms
Chalmers promised the budget would be “workmanlike”, not “flashy”, and he’s kept his word. Almost all of it had been pre-issued by the government, including measures and numbers.
Jim Chalmers’ first budget has kept spending tight, but it contains alarming news for households.
Over the forward estimates, the budget bottom line is estimated to be $42 billion better than what was expected in March.
Delivered against a background of rising inflation, increasing interest rates and huge global uncertainties, Labor’s first budget will also contain $33 billion in extra funding for pensions and payments.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the economic impact of the recent floods will push up prices and “cost billions”.
With cost blow-outs and global economic strife looming, the economic challenge for the Albanese government is great.
Greens leader Adam Bandt asked for senator’s resignation as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate after what he called a “significant error of judgement”.
Review chaired by Peter Shergold found that while the pandemic affected us all, its “burden was not shared equally”.
Michelle & Amanda 18.10
In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss next week's budget, which is set to slash Coalition programs and promises and implement the Albanese government's priorities
One in three women has experienced physical violence since age 15; the figure for sexual violence is one in five. A woman is killed by a current or former intimate partner every ten days
The present scheme is for 18 weeks government-funded leave to care for a newborn. There is a separate “Dad and Partner” payment for two weeks.
Shaping up as an outspoken protagonist in the current “gas wars”, Industry Minister Ed Husic this week launched a barrage of criticism at the producers.
Rod Sims & Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan talks with Rod Sims, former chair of the ACCC, now a professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School for Public Policy, on tax, gas and the budget.
The treasurer’s Tuesday’s appearances were his first after receiving a major rebuff when Anthony Albanese at the weekend quashed any prospect of rejigging the Stage 3 tax cuts in the budget.
the government on Monday will point to 28 major defence projects running a total of more than 97 years late, as it highlights pressures it faces on the budget
Stage 3 has long been built into both federal budget planning and market expectations. Drawing on the British experience is more a convenient argument than a meaningful parallel.
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