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The Greens find themselves in an exquisite dilemma. Tony Abbott’s revised paid parental leave scheme is now broadly in line with their policy. But can they, in the circumstances of a harsh budget, dance…
Tony Abbott will interrupt his work on the budget to make a rushed trip to Bali early next week for his first face-to-face encounter with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono since the revelations…
Veteran Labor senator John Faulkner wants Senate candidates chosen by the party rank and file – but the NSW party has ensured his successor will be selected by the present, faction-dominated system. Faulkner…
By Thursday evening the rabbit will be out of the hat. The highly anticipated report of the National Commission of Audit will have been released. The Audit was set in motion soon after the Abbott government…
Tony Abbott has reluctantly lowered the cap on his signature paid parental leave scheme from $150,000 income level to $100,000 - declaring he would have preferred to stick with the original policy. The…
A fortnight out from budget day Tony Abbott looks to need Houdini’s skills to get out of the prison of his own promises. Those prolific pledges he made so confidently before the election. Negative commitments…
Prime Minister Tony Abbott today struggled to reconcile a mooted “deficit reduction levy” with his promise not to raise taxes, while also fending off attacks from within the Coalition on his expensive…
Age pensioners will be hit in three years’ time with slower increases and a crackdown on eligibility, Tony Abbott flagged tonight. To keep his pre-election promise, there would be no change to the age…
When Canberra celebrated another birthday last month it was spared the barrage of criticism that accompanied its centenary celebrations last year. In the lead-up to that big event, gratuitous insults flooded…
The debate about the government’s expected lift of the pension age to 70 in the longer term has a big element of the glass half-full or half-empty about it. Much of the discussion so far has focused on…
Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has made a radical call for Australia to break its alliance with the United States and become a “strategically independent” country. In his new book Dangerous Allies…
The recruitment of three former Country Liberal Party indigenous MPs in the Northern Territory to Clive Palmer’s party has comes as a fresh blow to the conservative side of politics and provoked an extraordinary…
The government tries wherever possible to throw a blanket of secrecy over the Manus Island detention centre. But now Tony Abbott could face an unusual challenge to the policy of minimising information…
Environment Minister Greg Hunt has put out feelers to Clive Palmer to try to soften his opposition to the government’s direct action plan to reduce carbon emissions. Releasing the government’s white paper…
Treasurer Joe Hockey has moved to reassure older people fearful of being hit by budget changes, saying the main target of his push to contain aged pension costs will be his generation and those that follow…
If Joe Hockey’s first budget runs into problems, it won’t be for want of effort to construct a dramatic narrative about pain, personal responsibility and Australia’s fiscal health. The Treasurer believes…
Repairing the budget will require more use of means testing and co-payments, Treasurer Joe Hockey has warned, in a speech also renewing his criticism of “corporate welfare”. Hockey appealed to people not…
Treasurer Joe Hockey will today reveal the release date for the much anticipated Commission of Audit report, as he does more softening up for a tough budget. The government has promised the report will…
It’s still a game of bluff and counter-bluff, but with the new Senate just over two months away, Clive Palmer is constantly raising the stakes for the Abbott government. As one observer puts it, he’s starting…
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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
