The government will unveil 16 targets for Indigenous advancement, when Scott Morrison announces on Thursday a new national agreement on “Closing the Gap”.
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The blowback from closing borders will be considerable the Queensland premier, but will be a lot less politically dangerous than if she were seen to fail to do everything possible to protect Queenslanders’ health.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care declared older people and their families were left “isolated and powerless”. COVID-19 has provided a tragic real-time vindication of the commission’s observation.
The government has announced revisions to the JobKeeper, JobSeeker, and Coronavirus Supplement
The government on Tuesday will unveil a scaled-down, two-tiered JobKeeper program that will commence after September and run until the end of March.
Scott Morrison has said that cancelling the fortnight parliamentary sitting session, scheduled for 4 August was a “no brainer”.
Australians have more trust in their government and leader to deal with the pandemic than people in US, UK and Italy. Confidence in state and territory leaders, however, is far lower.
Voters appear to be holding state premiers responsible for coronavirus case surges, rather than the federal government.
Thursday’s economic statement is expected to contain a revamped working of JobKeeper
The government has announced $2 billion in support of a package to boost training and job creation
Scott Morrison on Wednesday once again ruled out any consideration of moving to an “elimination” strategy for dealing with COVID-19. He told Triple M Melbourne: “You don’t just shut the whole country down…
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the production side of the economy, So how will tax cuts for those on high incomes help?
Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with Professor Paddy Nixon
The surge of cases in Victoria is inviting speculation into how the state and federal governments could have acted differently.
Christopher Pyne on being ‘the ultimate insider’
Michelle Grattan discusses politics, and life after politics, with Christopher Pyne.
In order to slow the influx of Australians returning from overseas, Scott Morrison will take a proposal to Friday’s national cabinet
Scott Morrison has repeatedly and vociferously championed keeping state borders open…
Developments in Melbourne on Saturday are more important, and certainly of more interest to the public, than what has happened in Eden-Monaro. According to the count so far, Anthony Albanese is set to…
Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with Professor Paddy Nixon
The Eden-Monaro by-election will decide more than the member for the electorate.
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