Cabinet papers 2001: how ‘securitisation’ became a mindset to dominate Australian politics for a...
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2001 was the final year of the Howard government’s second term in office.
It began with the government on the political defensive, doing poorly in opinion polls, but ended with...
Grattan on Saturday: Pesky female independent candidates are the PM’s latest ‘women problem’
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Scott Morrison and his government enter the new year with a fresh iteration of the “women problem”. This is the multiple high-profile female independents contesting a number of Liberal seats.
It’s not that...
Farewell to 2021 in federal politics, the year of living in disappointment
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Some will recall it as 2021. For more, it will be Year 2 of COVID. Either way, it will have been a time of disappointment for many. And the nation’s politicians need...
Grattan on Saturday: Albanese is ending the year well but has plenty of challenges...
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A week after Anthony Albanese announced his climate blueprint, Labor has every reason to believe the most difficult policy it will launch for the coming election has parachuted to a safe...
Grattan on Saturday: Allegation against Alan Tudge hits Morrison government where it hurts
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In a sensational end to a grotty final 2021 sitting week, former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller’s claim a minister had acted violently towards her was carefully timed to underline Kate Jenkins’...
Grattan on Saturday: Assertive Liberal moderates give Scott Morrison curry
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The overwhelming impression the Morrison government has projected this week has been one of chaos, with revolts coming from the right and the left.
And that’s accurate. But, within the shambles, there...
View from The Hill: Scott Morrison warns disorderly troops against putting ‘a smile on...
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For a leader with something of a fetish about having things under control, Scott Morrison is in a painful place. Just now, it seems, very little is controllable.
He’s beset from the...
Why the Victorian protests should concern us all
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Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in Melbourne to protest vaccine mandates and the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic bill.
While the latest protests were relatively peaceful, they have followed a week...
Grattan on Saturday: Morrison gives religious discrimination bill priority over national integrity commission
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Since he returned from overseas, Scott Morrison has been where he’s most comfortable – on the campaign trail, in high-vis gear where possible.
Making up for time lost to lockdown and quarantine,...
Is Morrison gaining a reputation for untrustworthiness? The answer could have serious implications for...
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For good legal and ethical reasons, the media are generally wary of calling someone a liar.
It is a serious slur on a person’s reputation, implying that he or she is untrustworthy,...
