Tag: Anthony Albanese
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.
View from The Hill: Australia's bid for Julian Assange's freedom presents formidable problems for Joe Biden
Anthony Albanese’s request for the Americans to drop their bid to extradite Assange has fallen on firmly blocked ears.
Grattan on Friday: Transport Minister Catherine King struggles to find a landing strip amid Qatar turbulence
At a crack-of-dawn news conference at Canberra airport, King suggested the 2020 incident was a factor, although “there was no one factor that influenced my decision in relation to the national interest”.
Word from The Hill: Danielle Wood to head Productivity Commission, Alan Joyce bows to public anger, PM jets off again
In this podcast, @michellegrattan and @amanda.dunn10 discuss the week in politics
Albanese records first net negative Newspoll approval as Voice support slumps further
The latest Newspoll shows more bad news for the “yes” campaign.
View from The Hill: Australians go into the referendum divided – can the country emerge united?
History is on the “no” side. Only eight of 44 referendum questions have been carried since federation
View from The Hill: Labor conference gives Albanese a firm ‘yes’ on AUKUS
After last-minute deliberations between Labor powerbrokers and unions, the AUKUS pact was endorsed by the ALP at its national conference this Friday
Grattan on Friday: Albanese is determined to keep Labor’s eyes firmly focused on a second term
The Prime Minister’s message to delegates at the Labor national conference was, in essence: be patient, don’t rock the boat, you shouldn’t expect the government to do all you want all at once.
Labor, Albanese and the Voice slide in Resolve poll; Fadden byelection preference flows
Polling on the Voice continues to provide bad news for the Albanese government and the “yes” campaign.
Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for 'yes' campaigners
Outgoing Qantas chief Alan Joyce appeared on Monday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to unveil the livery
Grattan on Friday: The Coalition's likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics
Peter Dutton has been open since the election about nuclear energy being on the Coalition’s agenda - but that has allowed the government, especially Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, to attack the idea
Grattan on Friday: Trying to dodge talking about 'treaty' could do the Voice campaign more harm than good
Inside and outside Parliament this week, the government’s performance was, for the most part, woeful, only partly redeemed by a strong counter-attack by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Thursday
Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech
In this podcast @michellegrattan and politics + society editor @amandadunn10 discuss Anthony Albanese's defensiveness when pressed on treaty, support for the Yes case slipping in polls, the