The PM turns from security to climate talks
After the deal on security, Prime Minister Scott Morrison turns to the shift on climate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Politics
Political news and analysis from the ACT and Federal Parliaments
"The ACT Integrity Commission has been tardy. Despite being established since July 1, 2019, it has still not produced any anti-corruption reports," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Industry Minister Christian Porter has been forced to resign from cabinet after declining to seek and provide to Prime Minister Scott Morrison the names of the anonymous benefactors who have helped fund his legal costs.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a peek at the French side of the sunk submarine deal.
Politics
Outcry after frontbencher accepted ‘blind trust’
Christian Porter’s funding from a "blind trust" is an integrity test for the Prime Minister, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Politics
Liberals call for clear path out of covid for businesses
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee will today (September 16) move a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling on the government to establish a COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce and define a clear path forward for ACT businesses.
Assembly
Cuts lead to nation’s worst mental health service
"The cause or major reason for the ACT’s nation-worst performance in the delivery of mental health services across both the community and in acute settings is money," writes columnist JON STANHOPE.
The prime minister is wedged between the US president and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce in forging climate policy for Glasgow, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Power brokers within parties, whether elected or not, have a particular responsibility to ensure high ethical standards," says political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"In the 2020-21 Budget, prepared with knowledge of the increase in demand for services and delivered at the height of the covid pandemic, the mental health budget suffered an actual cut in funding of $300,000," writes columnist JON STANHOPE
We’ve now officially moved into a new stage. As federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Thursday, “the pandemic has become endemic”, writes political reporter MICHELLE GRATTAN.
As the third wave deepened and with only a third of eligible people fully vaccinated, the PM simply left the bad news behind and began hailing “another day of hope”, based on the latest vaccination numbers, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Who is worried if disabled people will be required to cross a very, very busy road without the support of even a pedestrian crossing?" asks political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"The likelihood of an Aboriginal person in Canberra going to prison is probably determined even before they are born and, in the continuing absence of dedicated services, their fate is likely sealed at conception.," writes JON STANHOPE.
"Vladimir Golobokov has waited since mid-2017 for surgery to remove nasal polyps. He has waited more than 12 times what is clinically indicated while the condition has got worse and worse," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Vaccine passports are a better tool than mandating jabs for all jobs, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"The legislation tabled by Senator Gallagher reveals the frustration that she and her Labor colleagues feel as more and more rorts are revealed," writes political columnist MICHAE MOORE.
We will need an inquiry to learn from rollout mistakes, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
A Canberra Liberals MLA will move a motion in the ACT Legislative Assembly today (August 4) calling on the Labor-Greens government to provide financial support to Canberra’s struggling hospitality businesses hit hard by lockdowns.
