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Policy shock to set up prosperity: Garnaut

Renowned economist Ross Garnaut says Australians need to stop "kidding themselves about how well our economy is performing" as he calls for reform.

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Grattan on Friday: Should Anthony Albanese keep his word on the Stage 3 tax cuts?

The final, mega stage of the Coalition’s tax cuts, worth more than $240 billion over a decade, is now in the gun sights of many critics, who are calling for Anthony Albanese to dump his promise to deliver it.

The Conversation

The stage three tax cuts are a pile of garbage, and everybody knows it

Anthony Albanese could learn a thing or two from Bob Hawke, who walked back tax cuts promised ahead of the 1983 election

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The health of Australian general practice is in rapid decline

Specialising and offering expert care is now much more appealing to young doctors, leaving general practice in limbo.

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Summits old and new: what was Bob Hawke's 1983 National Economic Summit about?

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

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Letters: Why we should be confident about Voice referendum

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

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Grattan on Friday: Can Albanese government wring consensus from union-business impasse over industrial relations?

The escalating cost of living is your ally when you’re an opposition seeking election, but when you’re in office, it’s a rampaging beast to manage, economically and politically.

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What can unions and the Albanese government offer each other at the jobs summit?

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Bruce Maynard wins Bob Hawke Landcare Award for sustainability in farming work

A farmer who has planted more than 200,000 trees to help regenerate his land hopes his successes can be an example to others.

ABC News

Albanese’s jobs summit is not a rerun of Hawke’s: this time voters want to challenge globalisation, not embrace it

The broader message from the public is clear: we want the new government to be brave and to not just think outside the box, but to break the box

The Guardian - AU

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese receives rock star welcome at Sydney's Enmore Theatre

The Prime Minister is met with loud cheers as he is spotted in the crowd at Sydney's Enmore Theatre for a Gang of Youths concert and takes a leaf out of the late Bob Hawke's book.

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Hang On: Did Anthony Albanese Scull A Beer At A Gang Of Youths Concert In Sydney?

He's on his Bob Hawke shit.

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Late senator and women's rights champion Susan Ryan to be honoured with public statue in Canberra

Susan Ryan, who blazed a trail for women in Australian politics, will be honoured with a piece of public art commissioned by the ACT government.

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After a watershed week on climate, Albanese is eyeing the Hawke playbook for his upcoming jobs summit

The PM is courting a business community looking to work with his government – is a grand bargain on wages growth on the cards?

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Labor MPs pledge fairness, prosperity

Two new Labor MPs have pledged to uphold the values of fairness, equality and prosperity in Australia's 47th parliament.

The Guardian - AU

John Curtin hotel’s survival hopes buoyed by Victorian heritage win

Pub with links to Bob Hawke recommended for heritage register in ‘vital step’ towards saving it from redevelopment

The Conversation

Even in the political afterlife, Morrison departs from the norm

In the past fortnight, former prime minister Scott Morrison has reemerged as a subject of public discussion. First, there was rumour about his interest in securing work with the Australian Rugby League Commission, which he promptly dismissed as “pub talk”.

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Alan Kohler: Labor’s love affair with summits continues

Labor governments love having summits. Hawke had two, Rudd had one and now Albanese is having one. It's down to their bent towards consensus building.

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Are political summits futile talkfests or genuinely useful?

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Albanese hunts for consensus in a fractured economy

The PM’s jobs and skills summit will be compared with Bob Hawke’s 1983 economic summit. But things have changed radically in those 40 years.

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce says Labor's 2022 primary vote was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says Labor's primary vote at the 2022 election was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Crikey

The case for putting union boss Sally McManus on the Reserve Bank board

The nine-member board of the RBA is made up of accomplished individuals, but more diversity to break up its current, conservative viewpoint would be welcomed.

The Conversation

It’s been called the worst job in politics. Can Peter Dutton buck the trend?

Like former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton found party stardom in the immigration portfolio. The two men’s contest for the leadership back in 2018 wasn’t the result of any huge demand for change among voters. It happened because they were popular within the Liberal Party’s base, or at least…

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What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus

A few weeks before his election victory, Anthony Albanese made an important speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He talked of “socially inclusive growth – the kind of growth that is only possible with economic reform that lifts productivity”.

The New Daily

Challenges loom large for new Albanese government

Members of the Albanese government say they do not need to exaggerate when discussing the challenges stretching out before them.

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