Michelle Grattan reports on some Albanese ministers halfway through its term in government. Highlighting where some shine and others don’t.
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Australia’s clean energy transition cannot succeed unless the government opens debate and decision-making to many more voices.
For Australia to shift to a net zero economy, its big polluters need to cut emissions. A get-out clause buried in the policy makes it unlikely that they will, and the result will be devastating.
The billionaire businessman’s reported dealings with politicians highlight the need to change Australia’s campaign finance laws.
If Australia is to meet its net zero targets it must move fast and build massive industrial infrastructure. But those projects are provoking fierce hostility. Is there a way through the green dilemma?
Of all Australia’s climate policies, the Renewable Energy Target has been the most effective. Why have Australian governments moved away from it, and how can they revive it?
Most people accept our energy system must move from fossil fuels, especially coal, to renewables as soon as practicable. But there are serious obstacles on the ground – literally.
The US has open-skies agreements with more than 100 nations, Singapore has more than 60 nations. Australia has just seven.
The government has not been able to convincingly explain its decision to refuse Qatar Airways’ bid to expand its flights to Australia.
Inside and outside Parliament this week, the government’s performance was, for the most part, woeful, only partly redeemed by a strong counter-attack by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Thursday
Parents wanting to migrate to Australia to join their children face ludicrous delays, and if opting for a paid contributory visa, exorbitant fees.
In most wealthy nations all workers are entitled to annual leave. But that’s not the case in Australia – and the Albanese government’s reforms still won’t change that.
There is effectively a class of Australian workers who don’t get holiday and sick pay, no matter how long or regularly they work, simply because their employer deemed them “casual” when they began.
Under the change, promised in Labor’s election campaign, there will be a new definition of when an employee can be classified as “casual”.
For 16 years, the government has failed to reform our anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws to include professionals like real estate agents and lawyers.
Many multicultural policies have been left to decay over the last generation, but this review may fall short on broader goals.
Rather than ending the race to bottom from international profit shifting, the Australian government’s proposed 15% tax rate is likely to entrench it. Here’s why.
The RBA’s latest forecasts assume no further rate rises will be needed. There’s nothing in the budget that should change that.
Should people aged 55 and over get a targeted boost to their JobSeeker payments? Our research suggests the need among young Australians may well be greater.
How can the Net Zero Authority help Australia make the most of this once-in-a-generation economic transformation?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
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Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University