Political news and analysis from the ACT and Federal Parliaments
“I cannot imagine a circumstance in which a monopoly provider of a product in Australia achieving a profit of 85.5 per cent on sales would not expect or deserve to be referred to the ACCC,” […]
“The Office of Mental Health and Wellbeing, according to Minister Rattenbury is a ‘territory-wide vision for mental health and suicide prevention in the ACT through a process of collaboration and co-design’,” writes MICHAEL MOORE
LET the voter beware. We may be in a “celebrity” age but personality parties, based around a “name” implode, explode, or fizzle. In the last few years, we’ve seen them do all three. On Thursday […]
“Debate over the shortage of flu vaccine has probably been more of a positive than a negative as more Australians are now demanding access,” writes MICHAEL MOORE
THE government couldn’t have had a more appropriate week for the release of the report from the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security which has examined its legislation to counter foreign interference. Bipartisan agreement in […]
THE government has extended by a year the time it is giving exporters with old ships to continue with sub-standard conditions for sheep carried to the Middle East. Exporters were to be provided with a […]
“Not recognising value for money, not recognising long-term community contribution of members of Rotary, not recognising the risk to those in hunger, the ACT government decided to put Foodbank to tender,” writes MICHAEL MOORE
THE Public Service Commissioner, John Lloyd, has resigned, hard on the heels of the recent Senate estimates hearings that probed his relations with the right-wing think tank the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA). Lloyd, who […]
IT’s obvious, but easily underestimated, that in politics judgement and temperament are key. Together with character, with which they’re often entwined, they are probably more important than high intelligence, or low cunning. We just need […]
LABOR today (May 31) will move an amendment to phase out live sheep exports, mirroring the private member’s bill put up by Liberal MP Sussan Ley. The amendment will be to the government’s legislation to […]
FORMER deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has abruptly gone on personal leave until the end of June, after a horror day in which he shifted the onus to partner Vikki Campion for the widely-criticised sale […]
YOUNG people entering the workforce should choose their own superannuation fund, rather than the present system of their employer selecting the fund for them, according to a Productivity Commission report released on Tuesday. It recommends […]
“China is rapidly moving away from fossil fuels towards renewable sources of energy. Can the same be said for many of the world’s democracies?” wonders MICHAEL MOORE
ANOTHER government MP, NSW Liberal Jason Falinski, has urged the phase-out of live sheep exports, saying there are sound economic as well as animal welfare reasons for ending the trade. Falinski, who has a degree […]
THE Greens are standing out against the bipartisan consensus that tax cuts are needed for middle and lower income earners. They are ruling out supporting all the budget’s tax relief, and say they are also opposed […]
THE government would have us believe there’s really no fundamental difficulty with the citizenship provision in the constitution, which has cut a swathe through the federal parliament. It is just a matter of not being […]
“What is it about we human beings that allows us to so easily turn our eyes away or at least to not respond to the harm and hurt people less fortunate than us suffer,” writes […]
SHADOW treasurer Chris Bowen on Wednesday will promise a Labor government would deliver bigger cumulative budget surpluses than the government over the forward estimates and substantially bigger surpluses over a decade. Outlining the fiscal parameters […]
“Without vision, without inspiration and without aspiration, failure to manage the present will cost us the future,” write political columnist MICHAEL MOORE
LABOR continues to hold a 51-49% two-party lead in the wake of last week’s budget. However, Malcolm Turnbull’s advantage over Bill Shorten has surged in the Newspoll published in The Australian on Monday. But the […]
THERE was no birthday cake in sight, but a hearty round of “Happy Birthday, dear $2 coin” was heard echoing around the Royal Australian Mint this morning (June 20) as staff and media gathered to […]
THE ACT Opposition has pounced on the Chief Minister’s revelation that the government was in negotiations with the Tradies Club to find a solution to the controversial and widely criticised Dickson land swap deal that […]
POLICE are looking for 23-year-old man Stanley Connors who was last seen at a home in Conder at about 10.30pm last night (June 19). He is described as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in […]
CITY Services Minister Meegan Fitzharris says she was “overwhelmed” the community’s affection for the peacocks of Narrabundah after more than 400 submissions were received during community consultation on the government’s draft Peafowl Management Plan. After the […]
CONDEMNING today’s (June 20) announcement of more than 8000 job cuts at Telstra as “ruthless”, Alex White, secretary of UnionsACT, says: “The decision by Telstra management to prioritise corporate profits over their workers and customers […]
