Lettuce, sausages and ‘simps’: Bill Shorten’s most memorable zingers After 17 years, Shorten leaves behind a legacy of important reforms – and some immortal one-liners The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese Early Wednesday evening, Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan raced down the Parliament House stairs to collect a bag of McDonald’s from an Uber. To celebrate Trump’s victory, he called out as he ran. The Conversation · Nov 7, 2024
Australia’s conservatives praise Trump’s ‘self-belief’ as PM sends congratulations Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison send messages as Adam Bandt criticises ‘dangerous demagogue’ and calls on PM to cancel Aukus The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2024
Morrison and Abbott praise Trump – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2024
University fees to be set by new commission as Labor urged to reverse Scott Morrison’s price hikes Anthony Albanese hits out at Coalition MP who got a ‘free education’ but is now ‘lecturing people they can’t have their debt reduced’ The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2024
Report Into Government’s Response To Pandemic Reveals ‘Australia Was Not Prepared’ For COVID The newly released COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report has torched the Scott Morrison Government's vaccine "strollout" response. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 29, 2024
After 25 years of piss-taking Australia’s politicians, the ‘disturbingly accurate’ Wharf Revue bows out The minds behind the satire reflect on a quarter century of politics and belters The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024
Early budget points to likely May federal election The 2025 schedule for federal parliament has revealed possible timings for the next election, following an earlier than usual budget AAP · Oct 10, 2024
Single parents in Australia are owed $3.7bn in child support. Anne says no leader has been ‘brave enough’ to fix it Anne*, who lived in poverty with her two sons, wrote to Scott Morrison, Alan Tudge and Christian Porter about the unfair system but never heard back The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2024
More than 430,000 Australians could have owned their own home today – if not for 7 prime ministers’ inaction Thirteen years ago at the tax summit called to discuss the Henry Tax Review, David Koch stopped discussion of negative gearing dead in its tracks. The Conversation · Oct 1, 2024
Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning Last month, a delegation led by Brendan Crabb, head of the Burnet Institute, a prestigious medical research body, met Anthony Albanese in the prime minister’s parliament house office. The Conversation · Sep 26, 2024
No clear winner for Australia in US poll: former envoy Australian businesses could be hurt no matter who wins the US presidency, with flagged economic policies aimed at China potential threats, a former envoy says. AAP · Sep 26, 2024
Australia's treasurer will visit China this week in the latest sign that bilateral ties are mending Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will become the first government minister from Australia in that key economic role to visit China in seven years The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Albrechtsen more interested in a ‘fair’ Lehrmann trial than Higgins’ alleged rape, columnist tells News Corp event Opinion writer from The Australian tells colleagues much of the media appear to have applied ‘believe all women’ only to Brittany Higgins The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024 Grace Tame: ‘I’ve had such a strange life, really’ The child sexual abuse advocate on surviving the pressures of being thrust into the spotlight, and why it’s nearly impossible to take a rest
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024 Albanese government issues ‘preliminary refusal’ of Pep11 gas project previously vetoed by Scott Morrison Asset Energy has 30 days to respond to industry minister Ed Husic’s request for further information about the proposed gas project off Sydney’s coast
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024 ‘Bulldoze your way through’: Anthony Albanese compared to Scott Morrison in climate trigger stoush Sarah Hanson-Young says PM needs to negotiate with senators after he appeared to rule out adding a climate trigger to proposed environmental laws
The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2024 Tanya Plibersek accuses Peter Dutton of intent to ignore Indigenous heritage for mining projects Environment minister lambasts opposition leader over vow to overturn her rejection of tailings dam at McPhillamys goldmine
AAP · Sep 6, 2024 'Cast of thousands' headlined Reynolds defamation trial Prime ministers, TV hosts, journalists, MPs and staffers were among the who's who of mentions and witnesses in the Linda Reynolds defamation trial.
The Conversation · Sep 6, 2024 View from The Hill: What if Bill Shorten had become PM in 2019? Politics is full of “what ifs?” As Bill Shorten prepares to exit parliament early next year, and Anthony Albanese may be on the path to a minority government, the question invites itself: what if Shorten had won the 2019 election?
The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2024 From union rabble-rouser to ‘cringe socials’, Bill Shorten was a master of retail politics Labor’s Icarus flew high as a ‘future prime minister’ but ultimately watched his highest ambitions crash and burn
The Conversation · Sep 5, 2024 Grattan on Friday: Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with party’s hot mess Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism had been on inglorious display in the run-up to the…
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 5, 2024 Bill Shorten Announces Retirement From Politics After 17 Years Of Zingers And Election Losses Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has announced his retirement from politics, leaving behind a long career of election losses and zingers.
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 4, 2024 Treasurer Jim Chalmers Accused Of Trespassing Live On-Air During Chaotic Sunrise Interview Treasurer Jim Chalmers had an awkward on-air moment during a Sunrise interview, when an upset punter accused him of trespassing.
AAP · Sep 1, 2024 Higgins' lawyers label Reynolds 'an unreliable witness' Senator Linda Reynolds is using a defamation lawsuit to besmirch Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz over her political demise, a court has been told.