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Politics Podcast: Matt Canavan on divorce in the LNP and discipline in the Coaliton
Nationals cabinet minister Matt Canavan doesn't agree that breaking up the Queensland LNP would solve any problems politically.
Bill Shorten has forced Labor senator Sam Dastyari to quit as opposition deputy whip in the Senate.
Labor’s ‘dark vision’ that valued ‘envy and populism’ over growth would suffocate Australia’s economy, Scott Morrison has said.
The government has questioned whether Sam Dastyari should remain in the Senate.
The same-sex marriage bill has passed the Senate, after all the amendments to insert protections and restrictions were voted down.
If the Nationals as a party moved to support an inquiry, Malcolm Turnbull would be left deeply embarrassed.
Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison appear to have become hostages to rebel Nationals determined at all costs to secure a commission of inquiry into the banks.
Malcolm Turnbull may say that the Queensland election was decided on state issues, but there are plenty of lessons for the federal LNP in the results.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Nicholas Klomp about the week in Australian politics.
What on earth was Julie Bishop thinking when she declared she’d support a ‘formal investigation’ into this week’s damaging cabinet leak?
Malcolm Turnbull’s cancellation of next week’s House of Representatives sitting has been received sceptically by Queensland ‘soft’ voters, but they still prefer him over Bill Shorten.
Nick Xenophon Team senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore has resigned from parliament after being advised she is a British citizen via her mother.
Former Howard government minister Philip Ruddock has been appointed by Malcolm Turnbull to do a ‘stocktake’ of Australia’s religious freedoms.
If we fail to recognise that standardised tests are metro-centric, we will continue to produce disadvantage for rural students.
If in the event the tax relief became an election promise, rather than pre-election money in the pocket, would people be sceptical?
Malcolm Turnbull has raised the prospect of personal income tax relief to help middle-income earners.
Malcolm Turnbull’s tactic of cancelling the House of Representatives’ sitting next week is a short-sighted decision that smacks of lack of nerve.
What’s still missing in the religious freedoms debate is any clarity around what people think they won’t be able to do, or where the existing laws are likely to fail to protect them.
Michelle Grattan and Nick Klomp discuss the week in politics.
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Professional associate, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, University of Canberra
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Honours Graduate Student, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidate, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidiate (Cognitive Neuroscience), Department of Psychology, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
