December 2021
Chanticleer CEO poll: Election policy ideas of our 60 top CEOs
Australia’s top 60 CEOs want to see action to address climate change and skills shortages at next year’s federal election.
- James Thomson, Tony Boyd and Edmund Tadros
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor offers a far more ambitious climate plan
The opposition is offering a much more ambitious climate plan than the Morrison government, with the sorts of tangible policies voters can easily grasp.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Opinion
Libs like Labor as far as eye can see
For all the fuss, the result of next year’s election may not end up being that important when so many policy positions are indistinguishable.
- John Roskam
November 2021
Sexual harassment in Parliament at ‘unacceptable’ levels
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said there is no excuse for “appalling” behaviour detailed in a landmark review into federal Parliament’s workplace culture.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Opinion
Where’s Morrison’s ambition for Australia?
Scott Morrison’s transactional government seems merely to want to return to the rut of slow economic growth with no ideas for the future.
- Craig Emerson
- Analysis
- Perspective
Crunch time for the Coalition as an election approaches
On the week of the 14th anniversary of the demise of the Howard government, Scott Morrison warns his party it could go the same way unless it pulls together.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Opinion
We’ve turned our backs on the lessons of the pandemic
Lockdowns could have changed ideas about welfare funding and the nature of the economy. That was beyond our political class.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Opinion
Morrison finds that religion and politics do mix
The Prime Minister is promoting not only the importance of protecting religious freedom but also the value of political signalling ahead of the election.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Opinion
With Morrison in an unworkable position, Labor sees a chance
With all his backflips, the PM has destroyed his own credibility and his government’s capacity to find any credible policy.
- Laura Tingle
The push is on for 3pc annual wages growth
Employers have warned against increasing salary bills based on pandemic price pressures and want to see productivity gains before accepting union demands.
- Ronald Mizen and David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Opinion
Keating’s troubling take on Taiwan deserves attention
The former prime minister advocates abandoning a democracy of 24 million people. But his critics have to answer some very awkward questions.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Opinion
Between national interest and politics, no real contest
The idea that Scott Morrison should be judged on how he is protecting the national interest, rather than playing the political game, seems to have been well and truly lost.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor takes France’s side on subs
The ALP’s support for Emmanuel Macron against Scott Morrison forgets that in a diplomatic spat between two national leaders, the public will probably back the Australian.
- John Roskam
Team Australia needs your big ideas, says Sukkar
States and territories must band together and more Australians should contribute to public life, prominent businesswoman Josephine Sukkar says.
- Sally Patten
Top silks say ICAC produced strong evidence on Berejiklian
With concerns in Canberra about the NSW corruption watchdog, top lawyers say the Berejiklian inquiry strengthens the case for a federal model.
- Finbar O'Mallon
October 2021
- Opinion
- Opinion
Let’s talk about the other national plan the PM released this week
The federal government’s plan to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse seems very long on “stopping” the abuse but very short on “supporting” those who have been abused.
- Laura Tingle
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor says bring on an election about the economy’s future
The opposition is happy to make the next poll about economic management. The Liberal Party’s philosophy doesn’t suit the 21st century.
- Tanya Plibersek
- Opinion
- Opinion
The cities may be opening but Australia’s politics are closing down
The federal government remains its own Hermit Kingdom, where pledges bear no resemblance to reality and the truth is what they say it is.
- Laura Tingle
One small step for climate change, one giant leap for the Coalition
After years of open warfare and fallen leaders, the prospect of a meaningful consensus on climate and coal is tantalisingly close.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Opinion
The most abject failure of leadership in living memory
Prime ministers are supposed to make the case for change and then discipline their governments. Scott Morrison does not fulfil this most basic task.
- Updated
- Laura Tingle
