Parliament’s first week for 2020 was a hectic one, with the fallout from the ‘sports rorts’ affair requiring a Cabinet reshuffle, and Adam Bandt being elected the new leader of The Greens.
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Given the summer we have had, media acquiescence in climate change denial, and failure to follow the weight of scientific evidence, looks like culpability.
As the prime minister finally reads the mood and returns home, the holiday affair reflects badly on him and his media team.
The Australian Election Study, done after every federal election, has found voter trust at rock bottom levels.
In this third “vision statement”, the Labor leader has condemned online platforms for being unwilling to filter out false information.
The final parliamentary week for the year finished on a strange note with Angus Taylor’s dispute with an American writer. On the policy front, the medevac repeal went through and cuts to the public service were announced.
The government was caught completely unawares when Hanson and her colleague Malcolm Roberts lined up against the bill, which was lost in a tie.
This may turn out to be a major threat to Australian security, but it is important that the political class – including the media – not overreact to the “China threat”.
Most of the money will go to providing an extra 10,000 home care packages, after the commission said many people were dying while waiting for them.
With the government close to an agreement with Centre Alliance, its legislation to crack down on bad behaviour in the union movement is likely to pass.
The drought package, believed to be worth more than $500 million, comes as the Coalition government is under pressure to do more for those hit by one of the country’s worst-ever droughts.
After a damning interim report from the royal commission, the government will soon announce more money for aged care.
Rather than asking, “How can we best address religious discrimination in Australia?”, Christian Porter is saying, “This is what we’re doing about religious discrimination; any objections?”.
The inquiry’s report has predictably split along party lines, with the swing vote on the issue still with the Tasmanian senator.
Indonesia passes a regressive anti-democratic law – with more to come – just as BJ Habibie dies, the president who championed the dramatic reform process that transformed Indonesia after 1998.
New research shows parliamentarians believe the key to improving trust between them and their constituents is in improving links to the community and better educating the public about our democracy.
Self-belief is an obvious given for anyone aspiring to political leadership. But there are ten other qualities that distinguish the most successful leaders from the rest.
The prime minister’s recent appearances at home and abroad suggest he is tracking to the right, and the lack of nuance in the positions he takes is worrying.
In its mirroring of the US position, the government is indicating it believes China needs to have its wings clipped, while Labor has taken a different view.
As he leaves to take up his new post as Ambassador to the United States, Arthur Sinodinos warns that the Australian media landscape is becoming increasingly partisan.
After an extraordinary speech, Ben Morton would do well to remember that big business is not - and should not be - the corporate wing of the Liberal Party.
Another stormy week in federal parliament has seen debate around Gladys Liu’s alleged links to China and the ethics of the government’s push to drug-test Newstart recipients.
Australia has committed to joining the US and the UK in a mission to protect oil ships in the Strait of Hormuz. But why is the Strait the source of so much tension between the US and Iran?
Michelle Grattan reviews another busy week in federal politics, and take a look at the prime minister’s major speech on Monday on the public service.
Federal home affairs minister Peter Dutton says the government’s “expectation” is that federal police should consider the importance of press freedom before investigating leaks to journalists.