Tudge said the decision, cemented after his father’s recent death, was necessary for his health and for his family, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The federal government will also provide $250 million in extra funding for a range of initiatives in employment, health and other areas, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Lidia Thorpe could not represent the Black Sovereign Movement fully within the Greens, and is now able to speak freely on the issue without being constrained, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Albanese will also flatly reject opposition calls for the government to legislate the Voice at once, pointing out that the call from Indigenous people is for it to be in the Constitution, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Chalmers is attempting to interlock economic and social policy objectives. The success of his prescriptions, however, would depend on how they were implemented, case by case, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Former deputy prime minister John Anderson has joined group spearheading “no” campaign on the Voice, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Albanese government’s cultural policy, “puts First Nations first”, while also promising regulated Australian content on streaming services and a shift to greater support for the popular in the arts, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has laid out an economic blueprint for pursuing “values-based capitalism”, involving public-private co-investment and collaboration and the renovation of key economic institutions, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Albanese still has a way to go to get everyone to agree to the opt-out program. Community consultations are underway, and there’ll likely be mixed views, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Taryn Brumfitt, a body image campaigner whose work has been recognised internationally, is the 2023 Australian of the Year.
After a brief round of talks with local Indigenous, civic and police representatives Albanese fronted the media, stressing the need for co-operation across levels of government, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Scrymgour, a strong supporter of the Voice, warned on Monday that until what was happening in Alice Springs could be fixed, people weren’t going to be interested in the Voice, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
