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.
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.
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.
Rudd possesses expertise in abundance. But he’ll have to make sure he refits his style to what can be the restraining corset of the job of ambassador, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.