Tag: Michelle Grattan
Grattan on Friday: Bishop’s boots were made for walking
Though anticipated, Bishop’s departure is another blow
for the woman-poor Liberal party. Sam Mooy/AAP
As a parliament that will be unmourned winds down to the...
View from the Hill: Shorten’s victory will bring dangerous counter strikes from a desperate government
Morrison operates a minority government and Tuesday’s loss
underscored that he can’t automatically get his way. Lukas Coch/AAP
An extraordinary amount of hype and some...
Compensation scheme to follow Hayne’s indictment of financial sector
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will have to respond quickly
to the Banking Royal Commission. Stefan Postles/AAP
The Morrison government has promised to establish a compensation scheme...
Grattan on Friday: What Labor has to fear is the Big Scare
The government in general remains in bad shape on
multiple fronts, and. Scott Morrison often sounds desperate. Dave Hunt/AAP
Asked this week to nominate Labor’s...
Grattan on Friday: Hokey-pokey politics as the government is shaken all about
For Scott Morrison, the final sitting fortnight
has been excruciating. Lukas Coch/AAP
In the topsy turvy Liberal universe, just when the right is trying to...
Grattan on Friday: Turnbull tells Liberals to answer that unanswerable question
Malcolm Turnbull used his appearance on Q&A to hold
his political executioners to account. AAP
Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a hefty blow to the struggling...