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View from The Hill: ASIO chief seeks to dig out of the hole he’d made for himself

Mike Burgess is highly respected by both Labor and Liberal politicians. When they talk about him, they nearly always throw in praise, sometimes fulsome.

The Conversation · Sep 3, 2024

View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.

The Conversation · Sep 2, 2024

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Reserve Bank’s Andrew Hauser says don’t read too much for Australia from US rates message

Inflation remains top of mind as the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to keep interest rates on hold at a time when the United States Federal Reserve signals that it will start cutting rates.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2024

View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers switches to attack dog but the style could bite him later

Is the Albanese government trying to cast Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as Australia’s Donald Trump? And if so, what’s the thinking and why is Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the vanguard of the charge?

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2024

Airline ‘customer rights charter’ to specify when cash refunds required

An “aviation industry ombuds scheme” and improved assistance for passengers with a disability will be among measures the federal government will announce on Monday to force airlines to address the extensive public discontent with their services.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2024

Grattan on Friday: Presidential battle showcases the differences between US political system and ours

Australia has a much better-functioning governmental system than the United States, but for political tragics it’s the American scene that’s the riveting must-watch this year.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey says Kamala Harris and Anthony Albanese share views

This year’s Democratic National Convention has been an event filled with excitement and optimism, a far cry from where the Democrats were just weeks when Joe Biden was their presidential candidate.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024

Deal on disability with states clears way for NDIS reform bill to pass

The Minister for the National Disability Scheme, Bill Shorten, has reached a deal with the states and territories to break a logjam over disability reform.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

View from The Hill: New watchdog won’t stop bad behaviour in parliament

The extensive fallout from the rape of then Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office continues to reverberate through both the legal and political systems, long after that fateful night in Parliament House in 2019.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

Albanese’s right to set crossbenchers’ personal staffing numbers faces scrutiny

Independent Senator David Pocock is seeking to remove the discretion of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to decide the number of extra staff crossbenchers receive.

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2024