Tag: Grattan on Saturday
Grattan on Saturday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits
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It was a sharp contrast. Similar disasters, very different politics.
Responding to the NSW and Queensland floods earlier this year, Scott Morrison couldn’t...
Grattan on Saturday: Election delivered bonanza of crossbenchers but what impact will they make?
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David Pocock, the progressive independent who broke the Liberals’ stranglehold on one of the two ACT Senate seats, wouldn’t have expected...
Grattan on Saturday: Anthony Albanese has a lot on the go in the ‘back office’ of government
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Anthony Albanese will be on the international road again next week. He’ll be at the NATO summit in Madrid, where the war...
Grattan on Saturday: Everything, it seems, is conspiring to test the Albanese government
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On Thursday Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen formally updated Australia’s international commitment for its proposed climate change action. It’s now...
Grattan on Saturday: It’s Albanese’s to lose, as Morrison looks for some momentum
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The Liberals have used John Howard extensively during this campaign. These days, they celebrate their party hero as the great winner. He...
Grattan on Saturday: ‘Gotcha’ questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders
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The public don’t have much regard for journalists and many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese...