Tag: Grattan on Saturday
Grattan on Saturday: Managing post-COVID a delicate balance for Anthony Albanese
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Philip Lowe mightn’t be a household name but the Reserve Bank governor finds himself catapulted right into the centre of this election...
Grattan on Saturday: Scott Morrison fails the ‘character’ test posed by his Warringah candidate
Images: Zali Steggall; Katherine Deves
For months there has been a great deal of debate about Scott Morrison’s “character”.
Now, in the controversy over Katherine Deves,...
Grattan on Saturday: Labor and Albanese hoping for Easter resurrection
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A week ago, Anthony Albanese appeared well placed as the election was about to be called. Now he has comprehensively blown the...
Grattan on Saturday: A new government would bring changes for the bureaucrats in the Canberra ‘bubble’
Image: Mike Mrdak and Jenny Wilkinson. Lukas Coch/AAP; Mick Tsikas/AAP
With a change of government a real prospect according to the opinion polls, public servants are...
Grattan on Saturday: Anthony Albanese treads cautious path in navigating around giveaway budget
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It’s a paradox. The Morrison government, in deep trouble, has produced a budget that’s shamelessly designed to try to buy votes. But...
Grattan on Saturday: what comes after this grinding election campaign passes?
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Political observers hang out for when the prime minister will announce the election date, marking the start of the “campaign”.
This year,...