Politics with Michelle Grattan
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As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.
Michelle and Peter Browne from the Politics + Society team discuss Anthony Albanese's visit to Ukraine, and the desirability of Australia reopening its embassy there as soon as it can. More generally, Australia's diplomatic presence has slipped and needs to be beefed up.
With the PM now home, he's off to the flood affected areas of NSW. Labor has learned from the former government's experience, and has acted quickly to get in resources, seeking to avoid the criticism Scott Morrison faced in the earlier floods.
Meanwhile the Reserve Bank has again increased interest rates, with the cash rate rising by half a percentage point. Also hitting people's pockets – the latest floods will have some impact on fresh food prices.
Michaelia Cash on union misconduct
Richard Di Natale on the future of work
WA election – Mark McGowan accuses Turnbull of bluffing
WA poll - Kim Beazley on One Nation
election report from the West
Former ambassador Jeff Bleich on the shocks of the Trump presidency
Ken Coates on the future of higher education
Hugh Saddler on Australia’s energy crisis
Anthony Albanese on Labor’s approach to infrastructure
Barnaby Joyce on a year at the top
Cory Bernardi on spurning the Liberals
Arthur Sinodinos on the government’s headwinds
Politics podcast: Chris Richardson on the state of the Australian economy
Nick Xenophon on working the new parliament
Josh Frydenberg on climate change and the 2017 review
Jenny Macklin on Labor’s approach to welfare
Barnaby Joyce on the state of the National Party
Rory Medcalf on the security implications of Donald Trump’s presidency
Julian Leeser on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
Kim Beazley on the US election
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