Enterprise bargaining provisions take up seemingly endless pages in the Fair Work Act. When we talk about IR “reform”, we need to make the system simpler for workers.
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Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics.
Green drinks and meditation won’t solve the childcare crisis for women - we need free universal childcare to stay.
As parliament sits next week, 75-77 MPs will be permitted in the chamber at one time, as Australia experiences an especially political distance parliament.
Pell said after his acquittal he would ‘be very surprised if there’s any bad findings’ in the redacted portions of the royal commission report. This is not the case.
Over 200 years ago, a French Jesuit missionary wrote an essay criticising China’s handling of smallpox. The reality, though, was China was light years ahead of the world in confronting the disease.
If Australia wants to avoid a Singapore-style spike in COVID-19 cases, it must encourage its unlawful migrant workers to come forward for testing.
An ANU study providing a longitudinal examination of the effects of the coronavirus shows a rise in trust in government, and a fall in perceived job security
Anthony Albanese, who will campaign in Eden-Monaro on Thursday, has lost any possible claim to “underdog” status in the coming byelection. The idea of Labor as underdog was always dubious in light of history…
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Nev Power on the role of business in a post-coronavirus world
Michelle Grattan talks with Nev Power, the chairman of the government's National COVID-19 Coordination Committee.
Aboriginal communities have a long history of fighting off disease outbreaks – and self-determination is vital to their success.
New research reveals Australians are feeling overwhelmed and anxious about coronavirus news, with younger people particularly worried about its effects.
Scott Morrison has announced that Australian’s now need to flatten the unemployment curve, in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
John Barilaro has commenced a stoush with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack in an extraordinarily bitter attack.
Australia and New Zealand are talking about quarantine-free travel between their two countries. What would it mean and how would it work?
Victoria and the ACT just joined other states in implementing judge-alone trials during the pandemic. Such a significant change deserves much more public scrutiny than it has received.
While Pacific communities need robust public health reporting, local media face harassment and arrest while covering the crisis.
Australia used to prioritise family migrants over skilled workers. But now, it takes up to 21 months for partner visas to be approved – and 30 years for parents.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will warn against the danger of a protectionist push in Australia as a result of the virus crisis, in a Tuesday speech that also stresses it is vital to get the country moving…
Imagine you could only travel if you can prove COVID-19 immunity. The pandemic is already creating new social divides, and it is important we stay alert to their possible ramifications.
The struggle between the federal and state governments over when face-to-face teaching should resume in Australian schools is the latest in a long-running battle.
Scott Morrison was on the ball – and quickly on the phone. Hardly had education minister Dan Tehan finished giving Victorian premier Daniel Andrews a bollocking on the ABC’s Insiders than he received a…
The call to examine Australia’s dependance on China has also brought to light, in a dramatic fashion, the full extent of China’s diplomatic behaviour
National cabinet has agreed to bring forward its review of COVID restrictions by a week to next Friday, but more downloads of the app are needed. “Australians have earned an early mark through the work…
The recent tragic deaths of four Victorian police officers have highlighted the dangers to those whose job it is to protect the community.