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Treasurer rules out Medicare levy hike

Lifting the Medicare levy to funnel more funds into the strained public healthcare system is not on the Albanese government's agenda.

AAP · Oct 5, 2022

‘I will not’: how Julia Gillard’s words of white-hot anger reverberated around the world

Ten years on from the misogyny speech, Katharine Murphy reflects on how it was framed at the time – and what has been gained since

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Grattan on Friday: Can Jim Chalmers become a reforming treasurer?

Jim Chalmers’ long term ambition is similar to that of most treasurers. He wants to be prime minister. More immediately, he aspires to be a reformer, which has become harder in today’s electorate, with its low tolerance for pain.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2022

Federal election: Dutton apologises for 2015 joke about rising seas in light of Solomon Islands China deal — as it happened

The federal election campaign continues, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison wishing Anthony Albanese well following his COVID-19 test, and Peter Dutton apologising for years-old comments.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

If Labor wins the election, he is set to become the next federal treasurer. So who is Jim Chalmers?

This is the second in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Michelle Grattan’s profile of Josh Frydenberg here.

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2022

Paul Bongiorno: Scott Morrison consoles himself his opponent is no Malinauskas – it won’t matter

The shellacking the South Australian Liberal government suffered at the weekend spells big trouble for the Morrison government in Canberra.

The New Daily · Mar 21, 2022