Independent female candidates contesting a number of Liberal seats next year are set to bring serious campaign trouble for Scott Morrison, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
A vaccine manufacturing facility will be built in Victoria to produce mRNA vaccines for future possible pandemics under an in-principle agreement between the federal government, the state government and global mRNA company Moderna.
Australia will impose a diplomatic boycott on the February Winter Olympics in China, but the Australian team will still take part.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce on Wednesday a comprehensive reform of regulations governing the payments system, to bring it up to date with innovations such as digital wallets and cryptocurrency.
If the Liberals field Gladys Berejiklian in the seat of Warringah ahead of the incoming ICAC report, they would be adding insult to injury in their performance on integrity issues, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN says Albanese’s 43 per cent emissions reduction target by 2030 has some political cover.
Rachelle Miller’s claim Alan Tudge had acted violently towards her was carefully timed to underline Kate Jenkins’ scathing indictment of the parliamentary workplace, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Australians' concern about the pandemic ebbs and flows dramatically as waves come and go, according to research that also shows that covid has not shaken the nation’s social cohesion.
Amid the chaos circling the coalition government this week, one encouraging sign is seeing a new generation of Liberal moderates belatedly raise their voices, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Scott Morrison has warned liberal senators withholding their vote on legislation to get the PM to override state vaccine mandates that they'll be putting a "smile on Labor's face", writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
With the opposition and other critics homing in on the issues of his character and integrity, Scott Morrison on Monday played right into their hands, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
For Scott Morrison, putting up the religious discrimination bill is fulfilling an election promise, but he would also see it as a much needed wedge against Labor, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
