Tag: Michelle Grattan
Marriage equality lobby and Labor must decide how to handle postal ballot
Malcolm Turnbull has bought himself immediate
relief from the backbench revolt. Lukas Coch/AAP
When it comes to the Liberals and same-sex marriage, each “solution” seems...
Grattan on Friday : Abbott shapes up in Liberals’ fight over their ‘internals’
Abbott, for his part, is showing
no sign of backing off his continual challenge to the government in his
public commentary. Brendan Esposito/AAP
Cory...
Grattan on Friday: Everything’s going Bill Shorten’s way
The fight over penalty rates is an issue made for
Bill Shorten’s skill set. Paul Miller/AAP
Bill Shorten has been on holidays this week. Probably...
Grattan on Friday: It’s a year since Turnbull won his first election, but what about a second?
Malcolm Turnbull broke out his leather
jacket this week and tried to shrug off the tensions consuming his party.
An admission. When I heard...
Grattan on Friday: Plenty of ‘rising damp’ in Turnbull government’s approach
On energy security, there is a distinctly “big government”
approach by Malcolm Turnbull.
The Liberals have a new duumvirate at the top of...
Grattan on Friday: With Malcolm Turnbull in pursuit, Bill Shorten decides to run faster
Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten runs past Old Parliament House in Canberra.
Scott Morrison is by nature a chameleon. There is the aggressive, crash...