Scott Morrison has been wounded by the revelation this week of an alleged rape in Parliament House. But the fear must be that Brittany Higgins has become a victim twice over – of the incident itself and the fallout these past days.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today that following Mathias Cormann's resignation, Cormann will be nominated as a candidate for secretary general at the OECD.
It's reasonable to take Cormann at his word about missing that the change hadn't been processed. Even accepting this, however, the affair looks bad for Cormann, who failed the “Caesar's wife” test.
The voters are like sniffer dogs when it comes to character – if that hadn't been the case Mark Latham might have won the 2004 election.
Cash has been subpoenaed to appear in the AWU's case against the ROC as well as to produce documents earlier. But she told a news conference she had instructed lawyers to have the subpoena set aside.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Politicians may agree, at the level of generality, that their discourse should be more civil. Yet in practice, they simply refuse to change.
Right now, for the second time since 1931, there is no minister directly responsible for science in Australia.
Nicholas Klomp and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Australia's minimal legal and political regulation of ministerial advisers has led to an accountability deficit.
The government's obvious attempt to use the recently established Registered Organisations Commission for political purposes is an abuse of power.
A senior staffer of Employment Minister Michaelia Cash was forced to quit after tipping off the media about police raids on the Australian Workers Union's offices.
The Fair Work Commission said reductions in rates were more significant in retail and pharmacy than in hospitality and fast food.
The government this week introduced a bill that aims to put a stop to secret agreements between employers and unions without the knowledge of union members.
The government has announced legislation to ban secret payments between employers and unions.
Hospitality, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers stand to lose thousands of dollars per year after the Fair Work Commission's landmark decision to cut penalty rates on Sundays and public holidays.
The Turnbull government has finally passed its signature legislation to restore a tough watchdog in the construction industry.
The first part of the Coalition's industrial relations reform is in place following a late-night Senate vote.
The taskforce must redesign Australia’s rather chaotic and unfair temporary labour migration program.
Dressed predictably if absurdly in a fluoro vest, with Employment Minister Michaelia Cash sporting matching gear, Malcolm Turnbull was out first thing on Wednesday spruiking his industrial relations legislation…
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