Michelle Grattan
View from The Hill: A small step for everyone else is a big leap for the Nationals
The Nationals appear to be inching towards accepting the net-zero 2050 climate target, wrapped in a protective layer of cotton wool and,...
View From The Hill: Barnaby Joyce keeps his political hands clean on the road to net-zero target
The line from Scott Morrison’s office that he’s “more likely than not” to attend what Prince Charles dubs a “last chance saloon”...
View from The Hill: Don’t play ‘shakedown’ with me, Morrison tells Queensland
Scott Morrison has a new attack word. “Shakedown”. “Shakedown” is defined as “an illegal or deceitful attempt to get money from someone,...
View from The Hill: Scott Morrison and Emmanuel Macron need to talk
After mishandling its cancellation of the French submarines contract, the Morrison government is making things worse by suggesting the French really must...
View From The Hill: For Morrison, AUKUS is all about the deal, never mind the niceties
Scott Morrison, whose COVID face masks have the Australian flag emblazoned on them, likes to talk about “the Australian way” of doing...
Michelle Grattan: Porter’s funding from a ‘blind trust’ is an integrity test for Morrison
For a very intellectually smart man, Christian Porter often shows extraordinarily bad judgement. After he was accused of historical rape, which he...
View From The Hill: Kristina Keneally’s house switch stops one row, starts another
When Tanya Plibersek – who many believe would give Labor its best chance if she were leader now – was asked about...
View from The Hill: Morrison yet to forge personal relationship with Biden as ANZUS turns 70
On the eve of ANZUS turning 70 on Wednesday, Scott Morrison was asked whether he had spoken to US President Joe Biden...
View from The Hill: There’s no getting away from it – we’ve all failed Afghanistan’s hopeful girls
As the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan finally captured Australians’ attention, Scott Morrison had some well rehearsed talking points during a Monday media...
View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce repudiates Christensen’s COVID misinformation
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has dissociated himself from the views of his maverick backbencher George Christensen, who on Tuesday flatly rejected measures...