The Prime Minister wants the public service to spend vastly more with Indigenous-owned suppliers, hoping to double down on the success of affirmative action in… Read More
For all the sound and fury in parliament, late changes mean the contentious medivac bill does not threaten the minority government’s control of the nation’s… Read More
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will have learned a valuable foreign policy lesson in the past day or so as it relates to the Holy Land. Read More
Retired Army general David Hurley will become the 27th Governor-General next June, having served as New South Wales Governor since October, 2014. Deputy opposition leader… Read More
South Australia has won the bidding war to host the Australian Space Agency's headquarters on the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital. Read More
The Liberals are shellshocked and unnerved after the Victorian rout and both the fact and implications of Julia Banks' desertion. Read More
Ministers from across the federation came together this morning for the first meeting of the new Australian Digital Council to talk turkey about sharing data… Read More
Scott Morrison wants to send the head of Treasury's macroeconomic group off to Washington as a representative to the International Monetary Fund for Australia and 15 other nations. Read More
The Treasurer had no right to stop the auditor-general telling his parliamentary oversight committee about a last-minute funding change this year, according to official legal advice. Read More
This year, budget secrecy trumped the independence of Commonwealth auditor-general Grant Hehir, and the deputy chair of the parliamentary committee that backs him up is not pleased. Read More
It’s time to think beyond crackdowns. Here’s why analytics is on the money when it comes to negating fraud and abuse of the public purse. Read More
Ageing is a growing challenge for government, and this year's federal budget includes new spending to help older Australians remain healthier and enjoy increased choice about care. Read More
Tight spending controls and windfall of tax revenue has enabled the federal government to fund modest medium-term tax cuts, while continuing to invest heavily in infrastructure, health, and research. Read More
Is the NDIS fully funded, and what does that even mean? Will the scheme will be delivered on time and on budget? There are growing concerns that these questions obscure another matter of fundamental importance: the quality of outcomes. Read More
The federal budget will distinguish between “good” debt, incurred to boost growth, and “bad” debt, used to finance welfare and other recurrent spending, writes Michelle Grattan. Read More
