James Robertson
Isolation period cut, with calls for Albanese to further ease COVID-19 rules
National cabinet will cut the COVID-19 isolation period from seven to five days as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to ease...
MPs lean on Anthony Albanese, but dumping of tax cuts quashed
MPs were persisting in lobbying Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to dump controversial Stage 3 tax cuts on Tuesday, but senior government sources...
Albanese’s first 100 days have been faultless, but tax cuts might trip him down the track
So far, so good. Not much else can be said about a Prime Minister’s first 100 days; not much can get done...
Business and unions on common ground before summit, but Canberra clash looms
With days left until the government’s Jobs and Skills summit, business and unions have been emphasising the common interests and points of...
Anthony Albanese is about unleash powers rarely seen in politics
The royal commission into robodebt is shaping up to be something not seen in a long time in Australian politics: an issue...
Malcolm Turnbull: Who knew and didn’t act on Scott Morrison’s power grab?
Despite 10 days of media scrutiny and a review led by one of the government’s most senior lawyers, former prime minister Malcolm...
Scott Morrison showed a new contempt for democracy yesterday
Scott Morrison was found to have undermined Australia’s system of government and shown contempt for its democratic principles but these were not...
Morrison’s secret power grab ‘fundamentally undermined’ govt
A scathing report from the solicitor-general has found that while Scott Morrison did not break the law with his power grab of...
Scott Morrison’s exploding legacy now threatens the very top of government
Scott Morrison is watching a scandal over his secret cabinet self-appointments unfold from the safety of the back benches. But contamination from...
‘I’ll fix the problem, mate’: The chilling insight into how power worked in the Morrison cabinet
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is considering an inquiry into Scott Morrison’s secret self-appointments to cabinet and action to close the...