View from The Hill: Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up, but Productivity Commission remains burr under saddle
The commission is the high church of economic rationalism when it comes to reform. Its ancestor,…
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Who are the Brethren and what do they believe in?
The Brethren don’t vote on the grounds of a conscientious objection, but they believe in being…
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View from The Hill: Hard-right Alex Antic in strong position to become SA Liberal president
The Antic group expected Blyth to cross the floor to vote against the anti hate legislation,…
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Lok Sabha LIVE | Amit Shah Challenges Rahul Gandhi | Parliament Monsoon | Rajya Sabha | FCRA Bill
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has offered to answer Opposition questions in Parliament over the ongoing…
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What does life after AI look like? Cory Doctorow’s guide is an outdated map, lacking answers
This year, the same group came out with a plan: AI 2040. A “centaur” is a…
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Grattan on Friday: The battle for Victoria will send important signals to federal players
serious and concerning conduct by senior public officers, including ministers, members of Parliament and public servants,…
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Lok Sabha LIVE | PM Modi Government Tables Key Bills At Parliament Monsoon Session | Rajya Sabha
India’s Parliament reconvened for another day of the Monsoon Session amid intense political exchanges between the…
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Grattan on Friday: A reluctant Albanese is under pressure over telehealth for VAD
“People are enduring exhausting and painful travel to access VAD. Every week this anomaly remains unaddressed…
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How can I check my offset account is collecting the savings it should?
Among various types of offset account failure identified, the two most common were banks not opening…
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Labor national conference backs use of telehealth in voluntary assisted dying care
Opposing the amendment, Sally Quinnell, a New South Wales MP, said: “Our end of life care…
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View from The Hill: Labor’s ‘managed democracy’ reaches high point as blanket thrown over Israel-Gaza dissent
But that progress, as we all know, has stalled, and when wages stall, when rents rise,…
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Three things Australia must do to end the tobacco wars
Regardless of the true smoking rate, the violence and large scale impacts of the illicit tobacco…
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Derryn Hinch was a bombastic journalist fuelled by imperfect principles and righteous outrage
But the most memorable moment was sitting next to Derryn as he wrote his tub-thumping nightly…
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View from The Hill: Liberals now wedged in tunnel, staring at a sinkhole
The Liberals are headed to being a minor party – the vote of the Coalition (including…
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How is the Australian poultry industry preparing for a possible outbreak of bird flu?
Around the country, but especially in WA and SA, the poultry industry has already begun increasing…
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Grattan on Friday: Now’s the time to renovate multiculturalism, elevating ‘interculturalism’
As a footnote, Jakubowicz also has a warning about “social cohesion”, which he says is a…
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Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
Satrapi finished her studies in France, where she settled, gaining French nationality in 2006. Last year,…
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Why are retail power prices finally falling?
That’s why this week’s news power prices will fall by up to 10% have been gratefully…
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Arvind Kejriwal Announces Free Bus Travel For NEET Students In Punjab On The Day Of Exam
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal announced that NEET students in Punjab will be allowed to travel…
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View from The Hill: A primal scream from Farrer throws Liberals into deeper crisis
The result will raise more doubts about whether, or for how long, Taylor will survive as…
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‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer
This perception of dismissal is already in play given the choices of the Albanese government: “The…
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Australia has plenty of diesel for now. But running out could upend our economy
It’s more difficult to speculate about the speed and severity of other impacts, such as on…
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Rohit Pawar Meets Kejriwal, Requests AAP to Raise Ajit Pawar ‘Conspiracy’ Issue in Parliament
Rohit Pawar Meets Kejriwal, Requests AAP to Raise Ajit Pawar ‘Death Conspiracy’ Issue in Parliament Welcome…
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The Greens’ election review flew under the radar. Here’s what it said
This is what played out in Queensland in 2024 when Labor effectively adopted Green-lite policies, such…
