Scott Morrison's news conference did nothing to counter the damage from what’s been revealed about his putting himself into five ministries, without announcement and in most cases without the occupants knowing, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The only credible explanation for Scott Morrison personally installing himself, as an undisclosed ministerial partner, in several portfolios is the former prime minister’s passion for control, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Chinese reaction to United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit further escalated tensions in our region, as China becomes more bellicose in language and action, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Perhaps not since the marriage equality vote has the passage of a bill in the lower house carried such a combination of substantive and symbolic import as the Albanese government’s climate legislation, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The government is now assured it will secure its legislation to enshrine its 43 per cent 2030 emissions reduction target, after Greens leader Adam Bandt pledged his party would support it in both houses.
Albanese has made a good start on his push to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution, but we shouldn’t delude ourselves: the path to success remains difficult, and hard decisions will have to be made, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Jim Chalmers delivers bad economic news well, which is a good thing because there’s a great deal of it about, with a lot more to come, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.