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.
In this podcast, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle canvass Tuesday's decision by the Reserve Bank to raise the cash rate again, by 50 basis points to 1.85%.
They also talk about Peter Dutton's announcement that the opposition will inquire into nuclear power, in a contentious decision as it looks to crafting an energy policy for the next election. Most immediately, the Coalition will vote against the government's legislation for its 43% 2030 emissions reduction target. The vote in the House of Representatives will be this week.
Meanwhile, after Anthony Albanese's weekend Garma speech, attention this week also turned to the proposed referendum to put into the constitution an Indigenous "Voice" to parliament.
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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
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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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Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore on life in the Senate
Tanya Plibersek on marriage equality and education funding
Mark Dreyfus on George Brandis’ solicitor-general controversy
Simon Birmingham on the new VET loan scheme
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