Michelle Grattan
View from The Hill: Labor wouldn’t disturb tax cuts, negative gearing in ‘small target’ strategy
After making itself a mega target in 2019, Labor has confirmed it will be a small one in 2022 by promising an...
Grattan: Morrison and Coalition sink in Newspoll
Support for Scott Morrison and the government have slumped in Newspoll, in a major backlash against the botched vaccine rollout. Labor has...
View from The Hill: COVID transition plan has bad news for returning travellers
The plan to transition Australia from COVID-as-crisis to COVID-like-flu that Scott Morrison has announced is designed to send a positive message –...
View from The Hill: No, this isn’t based on the medical advice
‘We follow the medical advice‘ has been a Morrison government mantra since the pandemic’s start. Well, not any more. With the rollout...
View from The Hill: Darren Chester on being ‘screwed over’ by Barnaby Joyce – twice
Darren Chester says he can’t explain why Barnaby Joyce sacked him because the Deputy Prime Minister was “incoherent” when he rang on...
View from the Hill: COVID battle on a knife edge
The argument Scott Morrison has consistently put – that New South Wales has a better way of dealing with COVID, by avoiding...
View From the Hill: Nationals give Scott Morrison a muscle man to deal with, especially on net zero
One central reason why the Nationals have installed Barnaby Joyce, with all the risks and baggage he carries, is because they want...
View from The Hill: Nationals in crisis, with pressure on Michael McCormack’s leadership
The Nationals are in fresh chaos, with Michael McCormack’s leadership under intense pressure, as the party meets on Monday at the start...
View from The Hill: Morrison government has escape hatch in Tamil family case – if it wants to use it
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Tuesday the government was considering two overseas resettlement options for the Biloela Tamil family, whose daughter...
View from The Hill: New ‘expert’ advice is in – don’t say ‘it’s not a race’
The expert advice changes, not infrequently, during this pandemic. And that applies even when that “advice” comes in the form of a...