As the former Labor leader leaves the political stage,he admits to having regrets but “too few to mention”. He should reconsider.
Jim Chalmers is a good treasurer,but he is trying to pull a swifty with his new mandate,writes one reader.
Even Opposition Leader Peter Dutton conceded Bill Shorten would have made a great prime minister.
Bill Shorten,for six years leader of the Labor Party before being denied the nation’s leadership,muses about life in politics and his future in academia.
The former Labor leader looks set to make a night of it in the capital after he formally bids adieu to parliament.
Who flew where,how and who paid are fast becoming the defining questions in politics.
Bill Shorten’s proposed measures ramp up consequences for providers whose participants come to harm. Until now,only two have been taken to court.
“There’s only a couple more positions above her,” said Australian Workers Union Victorian boss Ronnie Hayden. “Our group is very happy Clare is joining.”
You can understand Albanese’s desire for a majority government. But this is different from saying that a minority government would be bad.
“There would have been billions pissed down the toilet because they were not doing checks[on invoices],” one provider says.
Drugs,alcohol and sexual services are explicitly ruled out in new laws,while spending funds on rent,food and holidays is no longer possible.