History in the making at 2022 federal poll It's been a revolving door of prime ministers over the past decade but a 2022 win for Scott Morrison will make him the first successive victor since 2004. AAP · Apr 10, 2022
Labor must not betray Indigenous voters by delaying voice to parliament, Keating and Pearson say Former prime minister and Indigenous leader say that if the ALP wins government, it must hold a referendum in its first term The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2022
At this gravest of times the Coalition has served up an election budget designed simply to keep itself in power If we move from Josh Frydenberg’s rhetoric to content, we discover this isn’t a serious plan for the future. This is a plan for the next few months The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022
Disillusionment grows within Labor about the party’s commitment to cultural diversity Just months after Labor committed to increase cultural diversity, it is set to bypass three people of colour in the seat of Parramatta The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022
New ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb vows to target price gougers, plays down Murdoch family links The new ACCC chair says she will target retailers who try and take advantage of floods, war and the pandemic to price gouge consumers. Gina Cass-Gottlieb has also played down her recent close professional relationship with the Murdoch family. ABC News · Mar 28, 2022
Why the Australia-India relationship has nowhere to go but up, despite differences on Russia and trade Few of Australia’s relationships with countries in Asia have progressed so far and so fast as its ties with India. Over a decade, Canberra and New Delhi have constructed a broad strategic partnership, catalysed by shared concerns about China. The Conversation · Mar 27, 2022
Kim Carr retiring from Senate at election Victorian senator and former Labor minister Kim Carr is retiring from politics at the upcoming election. AAP · Mar 27, 2022
‘They brought their politics with them’: will Queensland’s newest residents affect the election? The state’s population grew by more than 57,800 in 12 months, mostly from southern migration The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022
Australian defence minister says China base in Solomons would be concerning Australia's defence minister said on Friday any move to establish a Chinese military base in neighbouring Solomon Islands would be concerning, after a draft security document between Beijing and Honiara was leaked online. Reuters · Mar 25, 2022
Outgoing Parramatta MP disappointed by Labor plan to parachute Andrew Charlton into her seat Julie Owens says branch members ‘in best position to decide’ on preselection in western Sydney seat The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022
Guardian Essential poll: voters mark Morrison government down on flood response Separate Australian National University longitudinal survey suggests Coalition primary vote slumps to 32.2% with Labor in election-winning position The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2022
After the trauma of defeat, it makes sense for Labor to play it safe. But why has it taken so long for Albanese to define himself? Labor’s current mindset is planning and hoping. But the party needs a gear change to convince voters their leader is the man for the moment The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022
Grattan on Friday: We can't know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary. This week, Anthony Albanese invoked a Labor icon to soothe fears of change. The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022
Nanna Nangala Fejo, named in the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, dies aged 91 Warumungu woman Nanna Nangala Fejo, whose story was central to Kevin Rudd's 2008 formal apology to members and descendants of the Stolen Generations, has died. ABC News · Feb 27, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022 Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2022 Coalition tries to set up showdown with Labor on deporting criminals Morrison government ramps up pre-election bid to wedge Labor on national security issues as Kevin Rudd condemns ‘rancid lies’ on China
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2022 Speculation on Tudge’s future; integrity commission plans shelved – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022 Forgiveness requires more than just an apology. It requires action It has been 14 years since then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his apology to the Stolen Generations from parliament house. Words which were so longed for from survivors and descendants of horrific government policies, and which echo through to today.
ABC News · Feb 12, 2022 Fourteen years on from the National Apology healing continues amid fears of 'another Stolen Generation' Today marks the 14th anniversary of the National Apology and the moment that Stolen Generation survivor James Michael "Widdy" Welsh says his pain was acknowledged, but data on the number of Indigenous children entering out-of-home care sparks fears of "another Stolen generation".
The Conversation · Jan 28, 2022 Reunifying First Nations families: the only way to reduce the overrepresentation of children in out-of-home care We are edging closer to another anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s National Apology to the Stolen Generations on February 13.