Michelle Grattan
View from The Hill: Morrison govt considering whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa – again
A sense of proportion is a very useful quality in politics. In the case of Novak Djokovic, the Morrison government has lost...
View from The Hill: Running Berejiklian ahead of ICAC report would send worst signal on integrity
Labor’s Chris Bowen made a very pertinent contribution on Monday to the debate over whether the Liberals should run Gladys Berejiklian, the...
View from The Hill: Albanese’s emissions plan is an exercise in political smarts
Labor’s “Powering Australia” climate policy, released on Friday, is carefully calibrated to the politics. Anthony Albanese described it as “modest”, declaring “we...
View from The Hill: A study in contrast, Christian Porter and Greg Hunt to leave Parliament
One will depart from Parliament a deeply disappointed man, dragged down by scandal, with hopes for a brilliant career dashed by an...
View from The Hill: Scott Morrison warns disorderly troops against putting ‘a smile on Labor’s face’
For a leader with something of a fetish about having things under control, Scott Morrison is in a painful place. Just now,...
View from The Hill: Scott Morrison trips on a truth test
With the Opposition and other critics homing in on the issues of his character and integrity, Scott Morrison on Monday played right...
View from The Hill: Ita isn’t saluting the captain who picked her
Ita Buttrose was Scott Morrison’s “captain’s pick” for chair of the ABC. When he appointed her in 2019, he said “Australians trust...
View from The Hill: How will Macron’s ‘pants on fire’ claim about Morrison play in focus groups?
Scott Morrison weighed whether to go to the G20 and COP26. The political hard heads will be thinking maybe it would have...
View from The Hill: Morrison’s net-zero plan is built more on politics than detailed policy
Boris Johnson enthused about the Morrison government’s belated embrace of the 2050 net-zero target. “They’ve done a heroic thing, the Australians, in...
View from The Hill: Will Barnaby Joyce be less ‘on board’ with net zero when he’s in the backblocks?
Barnaby Joyce is finding the taste of his success in landing the net-zero deal rather more bitter than sweet. The deputy prime...