Posts tagged "federal politics"

The Albanese government is moving to implement seven legislative changes recommended by sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins in her Respect@Work report.

Jim Chalmers has positioned himself to be a very capable senior minister in an Albanese government if Labor wins the election.

Over nearly a decade of budgets, regional Australia, defence and small business have always been winners while welfare recipients almost always lose out.

Inconsistency and lack of unity over many years has led to reactivity from the STEM sector, rather than strategic long-term planning.

A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.

The Morrison government hasn’t yet completely ruled out a push to force companies with more than 1000 employees toward pay transparency.

Public choice theory suggests our recent leadership spill is the result of feedback in real time and Australia’s comparatively small parliament.

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold out the prospect of 2018 as a year of “rewards”…

A federal cabinet reshuffle has resulted in the appointment of the third innovation minister since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull unveiled …

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison took on the “taxed-nots” yesterday when he conceded that Australia has a revenue problem, but leaders i…

Australian businesses that engage in anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices will face dramatically higher penalties if the Labor Party…

  It was fast-approaching midnight on a Monday night when newly minted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull strode to the podium in front of a m…