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ACTU minimum wage claim
Fresh from the PM revealing he’d pursue an above-inflation increase to the minimum wage yesterday, the ACTU has agreed today – but…
Dutton in freefall
The Liberals’ teenage candidate for the ACT seat of Canberra joined a debate on the local ABC today. It was his first…
RBA Financial Stability Review drops
I added “drops” because nobody would read beyond “Review” without it. This is a “half-yearly assessment of the current resilience of the…
Home economics: housing, living standards and the federal election
With housing affordability at an all-time low and the spectre of Trump looming large over our region, Australians’ standard of living will…
Why don’t you cancel AUKUS?
The PM was interviewed on ABC radio in Melbourne this morning. He took calls from listeners. Alan (I’m going to say Alan…
Second debate locked in for April 16
The ABC’s Greg Jennett has just broken the news to ABC viewers that the ABC will host the second leaders debate ……
UK House of Commons to ‘examine’ AUKUS
The United Kingdom has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS partnership, led by Labour MP Tan Dhesi, chair of the House…
Speaking of poverty …
Ok, neither leader has been speaking about poverty. But they should. Specifically about the impact of poverty on Australian children. There’s some…
Rewriting history
Peter Dutton was asked about his team editing a comment out of the transcript of an interview he did with Mick Molloy…