Labor’s loss of seats – while retaining government whether in majority or minority – is seen by the “open borders” urgers as carrying lessons about putting all (or most) eggs in a keep-safe basket, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Not only would the vaccine have the anti-vaxxers out in force, but quite a few people would worry about its newness, or have other fears, however, unjustified. Remember the controversy about the pretty harmless COVIDSafe app, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The federal government has signed a letter of intent with the United Kingdom-based drug company AstraZeneca to supply a University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to Australia, writes federal political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Federal parliament is set to make history with its first “hybrid” sitting in the fortnight starting next week, with some members connecting virtually, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The government package reduces student fees for courses in areas the government identifies as potentially job-rich and increases them for the humanities and certain other courses. It has received wide criticism, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The pandemic had “starkly exposed” the flaws in the sector that had been highlighted during the royal commission, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
COVID-19 has now made us two Australias. There’s Victoria – most specifically Melbourne – and then there’s the rest of the country, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
A rumour that Victoria’s high profile chief health officer Brett Sutton was quitting caused a flurry in state government circles on Wednesday afternoon, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
These are institutions funded and regulated by the federal government, and provided with a great deal of taxpayers’ money. There should be total transparency about what happens in them, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Premier Daniel Andrews estimated 250,000 more workers would be stood down as a result of his government’s measures, which run for six weeks, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.