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AFP commissioner urges ‘conversation’ about link between Australians’ level of illicit drug use and organised crime

AFP commissioner urges ‘conversation’ about link between Australians’ level of illicit drug use and organised crime

Krissy Barrett’s call comes after recent murders in Sydney linked to organised crime included two cases of mistaken identity in one week.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Hanson ‘regrets’ hurt caused by remark about ‘primitive’ First Nations people

Hanson ‘regrets’ hurt caused by remark about ‘primitive’ First Nations people

After facing a barrage of criticism for her comments, the One Nation leader says it was not her intention to cause hurt.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

One Nation would have more people leaving

One Nation would have more people leaving

One Nation on Monday released a radical policy proposing Australia net overseas migration (NOM) be negative over three years, as the country reduced...

yesterday 10

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

All‑round condemnation for Pauline Hanson over Indigenous slur

All‑round condemnation for Pauline Hanson over Indigenous slur

Pauline Hanson’s derogatory remarks about Indigenous people on a podcast last year have been slammed by members of the government, the Liberals and...

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: One Nation would have more people leaving than entering Australia over three years

View from The Hill: One Nation would have more people leaving than entering Australia over three years

One Nation has released a radical policy that would see Australia reduce its temporary migrant population by 750,000.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Albanese lashes Hanson over attack on his mother

View from The Hill: Albanese lashes Hanson over attack on his mother

It is the second time in just days that the One Nation leader is on the back foot after making a personal attack.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Hanson’s overreach on Hastie puts spine into Libs

Hanson’s overreach on Hastie puts spine into Libs

Pauline Hanson declared in a recent News24 (formerly Sky News) documentary: “I don’t back down”. This week Hanson and her party followed...

12.09.2026 10

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Albanese and Taylor explore possibility of deal on migration reforms

Albanese and Taylor explore possibility of deal on migration reforms

The discussions between the two leaders reflect a desire by both sides to reduce the heat around the migration issue, which is being fuelled by One...

11.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

It's taken Hanson's overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

It's taken Hanson's overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

Pauline Hanson declared in a recent News24 documentary: "I don't back down". Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

11.09.2026 20

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

It's taken Hanson's overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

It's taken Hanson's overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

Pauline Hanson declared in a recent News24 documentary: "I don't back down". Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

11.09.2026 20

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Let’s make the argument for, not against, migration: Malinauskas

View from The Hill: Let’s make the argument for, not against, migration: Malinauskas

As the Albanese government continues to agonise over how to rejig it’s immigration policy, Peter Malinauskas gives a rare defence of migration

10.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: it’s taken Hanson’s overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

Grattan on Friday: it’s taken Hanson’s overreach on Hastie to put some spine into Liberals

Pauline Hanson is a woman who says she ‘doesn’t back down’. This week brought two high-risk demonstrations of heels firmly dug in to prove it.

10.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Andrew Hastie denounces Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce as ‘lying cowards’

Andrew Hastie denounces Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce as ‘lying cowards’

The attack comes after One Nation published a cartoon that makes referenced to Hastie as a “traitor”.

09.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on co‑hosting COP and Australia’s renewables target

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on co‑hosting COP and Australia’s renewables target

The environment minister has fought back against criticisms that very few world leaders will attend the pre-COP meeting in the Pacific.

09.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: When what’s good for the goose is not okay for the gander

View from The Hill: When what’s good for the goose is not okay for the gander

Labor once relentlessly pursued former minister Bridget McKenzie over so-called “sports rorts”. Now the tables have been turned.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Chalmers says Intergenerational Report shows super puts Australia head of the pack in containing pension spending

Chalmers says Intergenerational Report shows super puts Australia head of the pack in containing pension spending

Jim Chalmers on Wednesday will release projections from the government’s Intergenerational Report to bolster Labor’s argument against One...

08.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

The ‘core’ of One Nation’s super proposal is sound, says former Grattan Institute chief John Daley

The ‘core’ of One Nation’s super proposal is sound, says former Grattan Institute chief John Daley

One Nation wants to allow renters and mortgage holders to withdraw some super contributions to cover daily expenses. Daley agrees with part of the...

08.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super

View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super

Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters is high populism while being – according to its many critics –...

07.09.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Govt’s talk outpaces walk on one economic measure

Treasurer Jim Chalmers would have sighed with relief at this week’s economic growth figures. Despite some preview talk of possible stagnation, we...

05.09.2026 30

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: ‘Howard’s battlers’ and ‘Tony’s tradies’ are now responding to the drum beat of One Nation

A new report finds the surge in support for One Nation is no longer just a protest vote.

04.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

'Depressingly weak': why cost relief won't be getting much better very soon

Treasurer Jim Chalmers would have sighed with relief at this week's economic growth figures. Despite some preview talk of possible stagnation, we...

04.09.2026 20

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

'Depressingly weak': why cost relief won't be getting much better very soon

Treasurer Jim Chalmers would have sighed with relief at this week's economic growth figures. Despite some preview talk of possible stagnation, we...

04.09.2026 20

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson‑Young on why progressives need to ‘take on’ One Nation

The Greens’ longest serving federal politician said politics ‘isn’t working’ for ordinary voters and all parties need to do better at...

03.09.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Did Albanese’s language against One Nation ‘cross a line’ or is Pauline Hanson just playing victim politics?

The prime minister’s language fell far short of incitement. But the One Nation leader outsmarted him on the politics.

01.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

South Australian Labor government ‘implores’ Albanese government to legislate telehealth for VAD care

The prime minister has made it clear he is not in favour of allowing telehealth to be used, regardless of the Labor national conference decision in...

01.09.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

After WA win, how will One Nation do in the east?

Neither Labor nor the Liberals needed the bruising Secret Harbour byelection to tell them One Nation had become a major player. But Saturday’s...

01.09.2026 20

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

AI is set to boost productivity and will have a ‘profound’ impact on the jobs market: Treasury

An analysis by the Treasury forecasts that AI has the potential to have a bigger impact on high-skilled and cognitive jobs, not just physical and...

31.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Fresh from its WA triumph, how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?

The Secret Harbour win will remove any Labor complacency that One Nation is just a problem for the conservatives.

30.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Fresh from WA triumph, how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?

The Secret Harbour win will remove any Labor complacency that One Nation is just a problem for the conservatives.

30.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Albanese to hit campaign trail — for a UN nod

Like many of his predecessors, Anthony Albanese has grown to enjoy the international diplomatic round that goes with the prime minister’s job. These...

29.08.2026 30

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

A UN Security Council seat for Australia? It would be the icing on PM’s international cake

Like most PMs, Albanese likes the international diplomatic round, which includes ASEAN, APEC, the G20 and COP.

29.08.2026 20

The Age

Michelle Grattan

A UN Security Council seat for Australia? It would be the icing on PM’s international cake

Like most PMs, Albanese likes the international diplomatic round, which includes ASEAN, APEC, the G20 and COP.

29.08.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Michelle Grattan

A UN Security Council seat for Australia? It would be the icing on PM’s international cake

Like most PMs, Albanese likes the international diplomatic round, which includes ASEAN, APEC, the G20 and COP.

29.08.2026 30

WA Today

Michelle Grattan

A UN Security Council seat for Australia? It would be the icing on PM’s international cake

Like most PMs, Albanese likes the international diplomatic round, which includes ASEAN, APEC, the G20 and COP.

29.08.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michelle Grattan

What's at stake as Albanese sets sights on international campaign trail

Like many of his predecessors, Anthony Albanese has grown to enjoy the international diplomatic round that goes with the prime minister's job....

28.08.2026 30

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

What's at stake as Albanese sets sights on international campaign trail

Like many of his predecessors, Anthony Albanese has grown to enjoy the international diplomatic round that goes with the prime minister's job....

28.08.2026 30

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: Albanese to hit campaign trail – for a Security Council seat

The prime minister will be at the United Nations during leaders’ week in September. That’s an excellent opportunity for a PM with lobbying on his...

27.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Charlton’s warning on data centres’ impact on power bills

Speaking before the National Cabinet meeting ended, the cabinet secretary warned household bills are likely to rise if data centres are powered by...

27.08.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up, but Productivity Commission remains burr under saddle

The government is so far turning a blind eye to the Productivity Commission’s scathing GST review. But that’s not stopping the commission from...

25.08.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Albanese to seek state cooperation on data centres but faces fight with Queensland

The federal government will push for new national laws with rules for where data centres can go, how they must be powered and where their water comes...

24.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

View from The Hill: Liberals, One Nation and Labor all have immigration details up in the air

It’s a hot political issue, but the Liberals’ won’t have an immigration policy in 2026, One Nation’s position is confused and Labor has yet to...

24.08.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

WA byelection is a national test for One Nation

If you’re not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor, Liberal...

22.08.2026 30

The New Daily

Michelle Grattan

Israeli ambassador suggests former defence chief Binskin return to Israel to pursue Frankcom decision

The suggestion follows the Israeli Defense Force’s decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza.

21.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor,...

21.08.2026 30

The Examiner

Michelle Grattan

Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor,...

21.08.2026 40

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Grattan on Friday: why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

A state-level byelection is rarely of interest to anyone outside the electorate in question. But the poll in Secret Harbour will test Pauline...

20.08.2026 40

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Politics with Michelle Grattan: One Nation’s David Farley on the migrants his party wants

Farley described One Nation’s immigration target as more complex than its official 130,000 figure, estimating about 40,000 more ‘rotating’...

18.08.2026 20

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Bipartisan deal on gambling includes a review after three years

After striking an agreement with the opposition, the government agreed to somewhat toughen its original plan on the legislation.

18.08.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Australia must move up the AI ‘value chain’ to capture maximum benefit from the technology: Andrew Charlton

The assistant minister argues Australia needs to leverage its data centre advantage and translate that into benefits and growth for the broader...

18.08.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

Australia must move up the AI ‘value chain’ to capture maximum value from the technology: Andrew Charlton

The assistant minister argues Australia needs to leverage its data centre advantage and translate that into benefits and growth for the broader...

18.08.2026 30

The Conversation

Michelle Grattan