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Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Grattan on Friday: Climate bill front and centre when parliament starts but it's the least of Albanese's problems

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If you’re outside staring in, you’d probably say the Albanese government is looking good. If you’re inside gazing out, you’d likely think its challenges appear little short of dire.

Next week the new parliament will commence with a fortnight’s sitting. There’ll be focus on the government-Green negotiations on the legislation for Labor’s 43% climate target. But it’s the economy and COVID that will actually be the more immediately worrying issues.

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