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Letters: Why we should be confident about Voice referendum

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Newcastle Herald · Aug 25, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2022

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 · Aug 24, 2022

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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 · Aug 24, 2022

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 · Aug 23, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

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

He's on his Bob Hawke shit.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 22, 2022

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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.

ABC News · Aug 20, 2022

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?

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022

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.

AAP · Aug 1, 2022

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 Guardian - AU · Jul 25, 2022

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”.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2022

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.

The New Daily · Jul 13, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

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The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2022

A century-old double standard: like Labor leaders before him, Albanese is being told he can't manage money

The Australian Labor Party is Australia’s oldest political party, and Anthony Albanese is its 13th prime minister.

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The Conversation · May 31, 2022

Labor's promised universities accord could be a turning point for higher education in Australia

This essay is longer than our usual articles, so please set aside a little extra time to read and enjoy.

The Conversation · May 24, 2022

Wages and women top Albanese's IR agenda: the big question is how Labor keeps its promises

Industrial relations issues were front and centre when federal Labor last won office from opposition in 2007. The backlash against John Howard’s “Work Choices” reforms cost both his government and his own seat. Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard’s detailed “Forward with Fairness” policy provided a blueprint for the Fair Work…

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Did Australia just make a move to the left?

Political commentators often use the idea of a political spectrum from left to right as shorthand for understanding political ideologies, parties and programs. Derived from the arrangement of the National Assembly in the French Revolution, it has been a remarkably resilient form of political shorthand.

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

A new dawn over stormy seas: how Labor should manage the economy

Labor has inherited an economy with a pretty full “head of steam”.

The Conversation · May 21, 2022

Albanese wins with a modest program – but the times may well suit him

Labor’s successful bid for government – only its fifth victory from opposition since the first world war – was based on an experiment that no one could have known would work.

The New Daily · May 17, 2022

‘Respect and expect’: Coalition to cut public service funding

Scott Morrison will order “well paid” public servant bosses to make $2.7 billion in cuts to help the government claw back its trillion-dollar debt.

AAP · May 17, 2022

Albanese looks to Curtin, Hawke for future

In a speech to WA business leaders, Anthony Albanese has said he will aim to invoke the leadership of previous prime ministers from the state.

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