A strong revenue flow, including from a pick-up in wages, appears to have made it possible for the government to do somewhat more on welfare payments than it originally intended, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
While Anthony Albanese (who lands back in Australia on budget eve) basks in the international limelight, at home Treasurer Jim Chalmers this week has been feeling the heat of the spotlight, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Anthony Albanese runs a highly controlled government using gossamer threads, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The migration review warns against Australia becoming nation of ‘permanently temporary’ residents, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The government invited ambit claims for the budget and now it will be judged against them, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Albanese should not try to make the Voice the only game in town in indigenous affairs, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
The latest vitriolic exchange reflects the long-running policy animosity between the two, particularly Keating’s hostility to Wong over the issue of China, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is grappling with a budget where economics and politics pull in different directions, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Julian Leeser has shifted his own dial in the Liberal Party, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
MICHELLE GRATTAN looks at what she calls the high cost of the Liberals’ Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN looks at Peter Dutton’s risky call to campaign for ‘No’ in Voice referendum.
MICHELLE GRATTAN reports that the Liberals will meet to discuss their position on the Voice on Wednesday, with Julian Leeser favouring campaign freedom for senior figures.
