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Grattan / Morrison aims to make agility his prime ministerial trademark

STRAWBERRIES and hay have provided unlikely lenses for an insight into how Scott Morrison will conduct his prime ministership from now to the election. The needles-in-the-berries contamination has been alarming for consumers and devastating for […]

Grattan / Dutton back in spotlight after split Senate report on au pair affair

ADAM Bandt from the Greens will try to move a no confidence motion against Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton today (September 20) after a Senate inquiry’s majority report said he had misled parliament in the […]

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Grattan / Second Liberal woman MP flags she’ll quit

IN another blow for Scott Morrison, a second Liberal woman in a marginal seat has declared she will not run at the next election. Ann Sudmalis, who holds the NSW regional seat of Gilmore on […]

Moore / Why Health doesn’t need an expensive check up

“The impression created by the ACT opposition and reported in the media is that the whole hospital is ‘rooned’,” writes MICHAEL MOORE

Grattan / Morrison’s humiliating public slapdown

IN the early hours of Friday morning, the Liberal preselectors of Wentworth delivered their new prime minister a humiliating public slapdown. In selecting Dave Sharma, 42, former Australian ambassador to Israel and now a partner […]

Grattan / Wentworth goes to the polls in October

THE byelection for Wentworth, Malcolm Turnbull’s former seat, will be held on October 20. The announcement by the Speaker, Tony Smith, came ahead of the Liberals choosing their candidate on Thursday. Rolls will close on […]

Grattan / Dutton accuses Quaedvlieg of “grooming” a young woman

HOME Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has launched an extraordinary fresh personal attack on the former head of the Australian Border Force, Roman Quaedvlieg, accusing him of “grooming” a woman 30 years his junior and of […]

Moore / Drought brings green sprouts to Barnaby’s career

“Considering the depths to which the disgraced former Deputy Prime Minister has sunk in just a few months, Joyce seems happy to be on the path to his own recovery,” writes MICHAEL MOORE

Grattan / Labor leads 56-44% in Newspoll

NEWSPOLL has the Coalition still trailing Labor 44-56% in two-party terms, as government members return to parliament with wounds remaining raw from the leadership coup and tighter numbers in the House of Representatives. The Liberal […]

Grattan / Morrison ticks the boxes but can’t hide the dysfunction

SCOTT Morrison is approaching a prime ministership that fell into his lap in the tactical manner you might expect from the NSW Liberal party director he once was. Take this week. First, he seized the […]

Arts / Musos play in protest to save music course

CANBERRA’s fondness for turning on a music demo was once again on show today (September 5) outside the ACT Legislative Assembly as concerned staff and members of the Canberra music community protested against the axeing […]

Grattan / Morrison dumps policy to raise the pension age

PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has dumped the government’s long-standing policy to raise the pension qualifying age to 70, saying it won’t increase beyond 67, when it gets there in 2023. “I don’t think we need […]

Moore / It’s time to let the cops loose on the bikies

“Jeremy Hanson and the Liberals have it right. Labor are still sitting on their hands. Increasing police powers must always be done reluctantly – but the time has come,” writes MICHAEL MOORE

O’Dwyer says Liberals were “subject to threats” in leadership battle

THE Liberal party row over bullying has deepened, with the Minister for Women, Kelly O’Dwyer, declaring that MPs endured threats and intimidation during the leadership crisis. At the same time a Liberal backbencher, Lucy Gichuhi, […]

Grattan / Morrison fires at ‘bad guys’ of the union movement

SCOTT Morrison has fired a broadside at the bad guys of the union movement – those lodged within the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union. Interviewed on 2GB by (a very respectful) Alan Jones, […]

Grattan / Labor puts pressure on gas prices

BILL Shorten will turn the energy spotlight onto gas today (September 3), proposing measures Labor says will put downward pressure on prices for manufacturers and power generators and so benefit jobs and households. A Labor […]

Grattan / The high costs of our destructive coup culture

AUSTRALIA’s “coup culture” has become so entrenched that it now holds serious dangers for our democracy. Not that the politicians seem to give a damn. For all the talk of “listening” and being “on your […]

Opinion / The Liberals have a ‘man problem’

By Dr Chris Wallace

Liberal MP Julia Banks to quit at election, calling out bullying

Grattan / Banks set to quit after party bullying

JULIA Banks, the Liberal member for the highly marginal Melbourne seat of Chisholm, has announced she will quit at the election, calling out bullying within the party and saying her constituents backed Malcolm Turnbull. The […]

Grattan / Bishop will be open to post-politics offers

JULIE Bishop’s farewell appearance as foreign minister set some hares running about her future, but the real message is that Australia’s highest profile female politician is ready to move on to a post-political life. When […]

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Grattan / Morrison aims to make agility his prime ministerial trademark

Grattan / Dutton back in spotlight after split Senate report on au pair affair

Grattan / Second Liberal woman MP flags she’ll quit

Moore / Why Health doesn’t need an expensive check up

Grattan / Morrison’s humiliating public slapdown

Grattan / Wentworth goes to the polls in October

Grattan / Dutton accuses Quaedvlieg of “grooming” a young woman

Moore / Drought brings green sprouts to Barnaby’s career

Grattan / Labor leads 56-44% in Newspoll

Grattan / Morrison ticks the boxes but can’t hide the dysfunction

Arts / Musos play in protest to save music course

Grattan / Morrison dumps policy to raise the pension age

Moore / It’s time to let the cops loose on the bikies

O’Dwyer says Liberals were “subject to threats” in leadership battle

Grattan / Morrison fires at ‘bad guys’ of the union movement

Grattan / Labor puts pressure on gas prices

Grattan / The high costs of our destructive coup culture

Opinion / The Liberals have a ‘man problem’

Grattan / Banks set to quit after party bullying

Grattan / Bishop will be open to post-politics offers

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