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In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss next week's budget, which is set to slash Coalition programs and promises and implement the Albanese government's priorities
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Michelle & Bill Shorten.
Registered providers have been warned they'll be reined in on "price gouging" as part of the bid to curb costs.
As of Sunday morning, the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil were yet to receive information from Optus that was requested on September 27.
The original vision for the NDIS was that it would give people with disabilities a say in how services are delivered. The appointment of an NDIA chair who is disabled is a positive move.
Some NDIS participants worry if they don’t spend their annual funds, they won’t be offered the same supports in their next plan – and it’s harder for some to use what they’ve been allocated.
A decade on from the establishment of the NDIS, we spoke to participants. Their feelings about it ranged from frustration to joyous gratitude.
Unlike many politicians, Albanese does not appear to harbour a sense of entitlement to the top job - and his journey there has been a long one.
Queensland was a smoking ruin for federal Labor in 2019. As we head towards a possible election later this year, the sunshine state presents a big challenge — and opportunity — for Anthony Albanese.
Queenslanders head to the polls tomorrow. The Palaszczuk Labor government has vocally backed the resources industry – but our research suggests the issue will not decide the election result.
Labor relies overwhelmingly on reason and facts to carry the day, making it easy pickings for right-wingers who understand the primacy of emotion and exploit it to the hilt.
The Australian Election Study, done after every federal election, has found voter trust at rock bottom levels.
In his second “vision statement” Albanese says he wants to pursue his “productivity project”, and paints himself as a fiscal conservative well removed from Bill Shorten’s tax and spend approach.
Identifying Labor’s shortcomings at the 2019 federal election is the easy part. Much harder is actually doing something about it for next time.
The long-awaited review has pinpointed key flaw’s in Labor’s strategy leading up to the 2019 federal election, including a cluttered policy agenda and an unpopular leader.
Two Queensland-based experts discuss what so many politicians and pundits get wrong about the Sunshine State – and what its citizens are crying out for.
According to election results, areas with low levels of tertiary education swung strongly to the Coalition in NSW and Queensland, helping propel Scott Morrison to victory.
Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
From Bill Shorten to Kristina Keneally, our experts break down Labor’s new shadow ministry – who’s in, who’s been promoted, and who faces the greatest challenges in their new roles
Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
After much factional wrangling, the new opposition leader has a shadow ministry, but the question remains about whether it is a good idea for the former leader to stay in the parliament.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer of Australian Politics, Murdoch University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne CSHE, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Project Manager, Murdoch University
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Senior Lecturer in Political Science: Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute; Research Associate for Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, James Cook University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Honorary lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Emerita Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide
