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In its latest stimulus measure, the Morrison government will extend its first home loan deposit scheme to an extra 10,000 home buyers.
The much-mooted trans-Tasman travel bubble will begin on October 16, but will be very limited.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
In the wake of the pandemic, Anthony Albanese is struggling to find any political chances.
The federal government is selecting six priority areas for support in a $1.5 billion manufacturing plan Scott Morrison will outline in a pre-budget address.
An industrial dispute on Australia’s ports has been billed as ‘extortion’ by the Prime Minister. But the unions call this ‘fake news’.
As the federal government finalises next week’s budget, with large red numbers into the future, Morrison, Frydenberg and Hunt applied the blow torch to the premier.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon
How effectively Morrison can use his bully pulpit – his mass media exposure during COVID – will be severely tested in coming months.
It’s encouraging that the federal government recognises its role in industry policy. But its choice to support some technologies is disappointing.
Malcolm Turnbull has launched a swingeing attack on Scott Morrison’s gas-led recovery.
The Coalition government has seen a bounce in its primary vote. Meanwhile, polls continue to point to a victory for Joe Biden in the US, but there is still a long way to go until November 3.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
The government is extending the COVID health measures for a further six months, until the end of March, in its latest acknowledgement that pandemic assistance will be needed on various fronts for a longer period.
Building a new power plant hardly fits in with the Coalition’s free market philosophy, but then again neither does a massive support package to cushion the economy through a pandemic.
We cannot rely on technology development alone to deeply cut Australia’s emissions. Other policies and more money will be needed.
The federal government, has announced the cap on stranded Australians returning internationally, will be expanded from about 4,000 up to 6,000
The Morrison government has threatened to use Snowy Hydro to build a gas generator in the Hunter Valley if the electricity sector fails to fill the gap left by the scheduled closure of the Liddell power plant in 2023.
Under a new plan, the Morrison government will invest $211 million in new domestic diesel storage facilities, changes to create a minimum onshore stockholding, and support for local refineries.
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