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The Latest Breaking News from Michelle Grattan

ABC ombudsman declares Laura Tingle’s Israel analysis ‘duly impartial’ as complaints campaigns gain traction

And veteran Nine journalist Laurie Oakes delivers a masterclass in political reporting at Old Parliament House

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Grattan on Friday: Taylor’s bold budget reply is a mix of sound and dubious policy commitments

Angus Taylor might have reckoned he and the opposition are in such deep doo-doo that he might as well throw everything at Thursday night’s budget reply.

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Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’

Senator Tammy Tyrrell, who started her parliamentary career as part of the Jacqui Lambie Network before turning independent, has now joined Labor.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers says ‘we’re in the cart’ for more tax relief

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared “no other budget in the 2000s has set out this much responsible budget repair and this much economic reform.”

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians

The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Alan Kohler says Labor’s tax changes probably won’t lower house prices

Changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount on housing (and probably other assets) are now considered certain in Tuesday’s budget.

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Grattan on Friday: Antisemitism royal commission’s interim report leaves key questions dangling

The interim report from the royal commission on antisemitism, set up after the Bondi massacre, leaves hanging more questions than it answers.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history

Early voting is now in full swing for the coming Farrer election on May 9. The by-election is being framed as a temperature check of the right in federal politics, given the rise of One Nation and the collapse of the Liberal and National parties.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: former minister Ed Husic on why Labor must ‘stare down’ gas companies over tax

Next month’s federal budget is an even tighter balancing act than usual, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers facing global economic uncertainty, a fuel crisis and the need to juggle cost-of-living relief with combating inflation.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Economist Chris Richardson on next steps in fuel crisis

The war in Iran has become the third major economic crisis in the last 20 years, with fuel prices jumping and inflation once again starting to pick up. Australians are feeling worsening economic pain.

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Was the Hawke government really the ‘gold standard’ for reform?

Journalism is sometimes called the first draft of history. Near contemporary works, such as the University of Canberra’s long running series of books on Australian governments, going back to the Hawke government (1983-1991), might be viewed as the second draft.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ growing national security fears

Australians have become increasingly anxious about national security – even before the outbreak of the recent US-Israel war with Iran, according to a new report.

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Risk-averse voters want caution and visible reform. Can Albanese deliver both?

As citizens, we decide whether governments deserve to be rewarded, punished or replaced – often with imperfect information. The First Albanese Government offers a clear‑eyed account, as Labor proceeds through its second term, of its first: the reforms, missteps and limits.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: why Farrer is a key test for One Nation vs the Coalition

The Farrer by-election on May 9 will be a major test for new Liberal leader Angus Taylor and new Nationals leader Matt Canavan, as well as a real-time measure of One Nation’s surging poll numbers.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Middle East war set to push inflation higher than forecast, warns RBA deputy governor

The Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser says inflation in Australia looks likely to be higher than projected before the war in the Middle East broke out.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: South Australian election special

South Australians are heading to the ballot box on March 21. If polls are correct, Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government will win in a landslide.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Geoffrey Watson calls for a royal commission on the CFMEU scandal

Victorians faces a state election late this year, with the Labor government pitching for a fourth term. A key issue will be the government’s failure to deal with thuggery and corruption in the building industry, centred on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU).

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: New Liberal Deputy Jane Hume on why she wants a woman contesting every seat

After a coup by the Liberals’ conservative faction, the party has dumped its first female leader Sussan Ley, who had dire polling, in favour of Angus Taylor.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Barry on why a new Liberal leader isn’t a quick fix

The federal Opposition is in dire straits. Sunday’s disastrous Newspoll had the Liberals on 15% primary vote, with the Nationals at 3% – well below One Nation on 27%.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Barnaby Joyce on getting on with Pauline Hanson and One Nation’s rise

Barnaby Joyce’s political career has hit the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

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Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Friday allocated responsibilities formerly held by the Nationals to existing Liberal shadow ministers on a temporary basis.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jonno Duniam on the ‘frenzy’ over hate speech laws and the Coalition split

Last week, the Coalition fell apart for the second time since the last federal election – which was just eight months ago.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the Bondi terror attack and the mid-year budget update

The mid-year budget update would normally be big news. But this week it’s been entirely overshadowed by the devastating Bondi terror attack.

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Attorney-General Rowland to repay some travel money; cost of government’s battery subsidy scheme explodes

As the expenses affairs continues to roll through the Albanese government like a wrecking ball, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland will repay some of the $21,685 she charged for a family holiday in Western Australia in 2023.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson-Young on the social media ban as a risky ‘fake silver bullet’

The Greens have suffered a year of significant setbacks. The election saw their numbers go backwards, losing three of their four lower house seats, then one of their senators, Dorinda Cox, defected to Labor.

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