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The Latest Articles by Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: the Liberals talk about 'rebuilding' but how, exactly?

Peter Dutton and his demoralised team, shocked beyond belief by their Aston drubbing, say the party has to “rebuild”.

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Labor's unexpected Aston win is body blow for Dutton

The rout of the Liberals in Aston is a disaster for Peter Dutton.

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Grattan on Friday: We need more tax revenue, but don't ask the major parties how we'll get it

Teal candidates again fell short in the NSW election. Only one who was so labelled was successful, and she rejects the terminology. This followed the Victorian state election in which no teal won.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Lambie urges return of former employment program for Indigenous communities

Senator Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens changed the power dynamic in the Senate. Now the government needs two crossbenchers (and the Greens) to pass legislation opposed by the Coalition. Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and her colleague Tammy Tyrrell can provide those two votes, which puts them in a potentially…

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View from The Hill: Dutton saddles up for Aston race amid Victorian Liberal infighting

Byelections for leaders are rather like steeplechases for horses: there is always the risk of serious injury.

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Grattan on Friday: A 'No' vote in the Voice referendum would put a serious dent in Australia's image abroad

At the end of the emotional news conference in which he unveiled the wording for the Voice referendum, Anthony Albanese touched on a central reason why a “yes” result is vital.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael Brennan on Australia's parlous productivity growth

The Productivity Commission’s nine-volume report has a tough central message. It says productivity policy has to focus on the areas that have proven the hardest in the past, rather than those where previously progress has been most readily achieved.

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'We're all in', declares an emotional Albanese as he launches the wording for the Voice referendum

An emotional Anthony Albanese, flanked by members of the referendum working group, has released the final proposed wording of the question to be put to Australians to incorporate an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution.

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Word from The Hill: Reactions to AUKUS, next steps on the Voice, NSW election

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team.

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First Australian charged with war crime of murder in Afghanistan

The first arrest has been made following the Brereton inquiry into allegations that Australians committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

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Grattan on Friday: History will judge Keating's assessments of AUKUS and China, but his performance went over the top

As the old adage goes, time will tell whether Paul Keating’s scepticism about AUKUS and his extremely benign view of China’s intentions turn out to be justified.

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Former treasury head Ken Henry says we need 'big bang' tax reform rather than incremental change

Former treasury secretary Ken Henry has declared the Australian taxation system is in “a parlous state” and called for “big bang” tax reform.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election

Voters in New South Wales are heading to the polling booths on March 25. For both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns, it is their first election as leader. The Coalition government has held power since 2011. Labor needs to gain a net nine seats to form majority…

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View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese finds Scott Morrison's AUKUS clothes a good fit

As Anthony Albanese readies for the imminent unveiling of details of the nuclear-powered submarine acquisition program under AUKUS, one important question looms.

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Michelle Grattan: Could Josh Frydenberg still have a path to the Liberal leadership?

Frydenberg hasn’t declared whether he will run again for Kooyong, but he hasn’t lost his political ambition., Michelle Grattan writes.

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Grattan on Friday: Could Josh Frydenberg still have a path to the Liberal leadership?

One of those closely watching the extraordinary legal face-off between independent Monique Ryan and her former high-profile staffer, Sally Rugg, will be Josh Frydenberg, who lost Kooyong to the “teal” at last year’s election.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation

Treasurer Jim Chalmers sparked a political row when he announced a tax hike on superannuation concessions for accounts with balances over $3 million, from 15% to 30%, to begin in 2025. Polling indicates the move has broad support from the public, although any change to super is always controversial. Opposition…

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Word from The Hill: Another rate rise; support for super tax hike; PM's India trip; Rugg V Ryan

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Grattan on Friday: Trimming the tail of the superannuation tax tiger is no easy task

If you were being really cynical, you might say the government should have hacked into those stage 3 tax cuts, while leaving super alone. That would have received much the same political angst, but saved a heap more revenue.

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Word from The Hill: Chalmers learns hard lesson in 'rule-in-rule-out' game

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens leader Adam Bandt on trying to force Labor's hand on reform

Adam Bandt aspired to power-sharing with a Labor government. That was never going to happen but, possessing the major slice of the balance of power in the Senate, the Greens have considerable potential muscle – at least in theory.

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Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26

The tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances above $3 million will double to 30% from 2025-26.

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Albanese government to appoint Coordinator for Cyber Security, amid increasing threat to systems and data

The federal government is further stepping up its efforts to improve Australia’s protection against increasing cyber threats, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announcing the establishment of a Coordinator for Cyber Security.

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Grattan on Friday: Defining superannuation's 'objective' should leave room for debate about its use for housing

The Albanese government is prodding the superannuation bear, which can be a dangerous beast when stirred.

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Word from The Hill: Albanese at the National Press Club, Aston byelection, Super battles

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