Tag: Anthony Albanese
Grattan on Friday: When Labor states don't dance to the Albanese government's tune
Infrastructure is always a vexed issue. The program is full of pork barrelling, whoever is in power. Even when that’s not involved, what to build and when it should be built is often contested.
Albanese and Labor slump to worst position in Newspoll since 2022 election
The slumping polls show how damaging the heavy defeat of the Voice referendum and continuing cost of living pressures have been to the prime minister and Labor.
The 'drums of war' are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China
There are limits around what Australia might hope to achieve and what it should expect in Beijing, but there is room for cooperation.
As Albanese heads to Washington, what can he hope to bring home?
Despite the pomp of a state visit, Albanese will be hoping to bring home from Washington some significant wins on policy and the bilateral relationship.
Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm
Despite the best of intentions, the prime minister’s determination to take Australians to a referendum on the Voice to Parliament has caused tremendous damage.
Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says Palestinians are being 'collectively punished' for Hamas' barbarism
As the Middle East crisis risks raising tensions within Labor, which has a divided feelings about Palestine, Husic sought to tread a careful line, while emphasising the mounting toll of Palestinian victims
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Albanese's US trip, Biden in the Middle East, and the Voice's defeat
In this podcast, Kim Beazley joins The Conversation to talk about the Albanese visit and the international situation.
If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey
In the end, the “yes” case failed to answer two basic questions: what was the problem to be solved, and how would the Voice help solve it?
Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what happened
After a bitterly fought campaign, Australians have voted against an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament by a clear majority.
Final Voice polls have 'no' leading by sizeable to landslide margins
As the Voice referendum draws to a close this weekend, polls suggest the “no” case will win by a substantial margin.
Cheng Lei released by China and reunited with family in Melbourne
Cheng Lei’s release comes after three years of detainment and continued representations by Australia, including by the prime minister himself.
A 'no' win will make it harder for government to tackle Indigenous disadvantage: Albanese
The PM also reconfirmed that if there is a no vote he will not seek to legislate a Voice
What kind of Australia will we wake up to if the Voice referendum is defeated on October 14?
If the referendum is lost of October 14, the prime minister will have to quickly pivot to the role of healer-in-chief.
Labor and Albanese recover in Newspoll as Dutton falls, but the Voice's slump continues
The prime minister’s approval ratings have turned around from the last Newspoll - but the “yes” campaign for the Voice referendum continues to struggle.
Voice support and Albanese's ratings continue to tumble in Resolve and other polls
As support for the Voice continues to slide, voters are turning away from the Albanese government too.