The government says the funding will enable more threats to be identified, and the activities of more foreign cybercriminals to be disrupted, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Excess buying of toilet paper has become a leading indicator of public alarm about COVID-19. This week in Victoria, people were heading for the shelves again, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Morrison government has announced a $250 million package for the entertainment, arts and screen sectors, which have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Lowy Institute’s 2020 “Understanding Australian Attitudes to the World” poll has found “unprecedented shifts” in Australian public opinion, with more people feeling unsafe in the world, optimism about the economy at an historic low, and a precipitate decline in trust in China.
An investigation commissioned by the High Court has found former judge Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six young female associates when he was on the court.
Andrew Norton says the changes raise questions of fairness, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Under the plan to produce “job-ready graduates”, to be outlined today (June 19) by Education Minister Dan Tehan, those opting for teaching, nursing, clinical psychology, English and languages would pay 46 per cent less for their degree, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The crisis has hit Albanese at the worst time – smack in the middle of the byelection in Eden-Monaro, a highly marginal Labor seat which he desperately needs to hold, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Former state premier Steve Bracks and former federal cabinet minister Jenny Macklin will run the state branch and prepare reforms, while the ALP national executive will handle federal and state preselections, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Of this, $1 billion will be provided to priority “shovel-ready” projects, with $500 million targeted specifically to road safety works, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The fallout from the murder of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in the US dramatically changed the COVID conversation in this country, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The Parenthood advocacy group said thousands of parents would have to take their children out of early childhood education and care because they would not be able to afford it, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
