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Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

A Shorten government would upgrade the National Broadband Network (NBN), rolling out fibre-to-the premises (FTTP) to up to two million extra homes and businesses.

But the better NBN would not cost the taxpayers more, the ALP promises.

The opposition pledges Labor would cap total funding to the NBN at A$57 billion, compared with the latest government...

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Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor is heaving a sigh of relief after Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement that the Liberals will put the Greens below Labor everywhere.

In particular, the embattled Labor MP for Batman, David Feeney, under serious threat from the Greens, has been given extra life support, although it remains to be seen on July 2 whether he will survive...

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ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor has pledged to spend A$2 billion more than the Coalition on hospitals over four years and brought Bob Hawke into the election campaign, as it returns focus to the issue of health.

A Shorten government would invest the funds to improve hospital services and reduce elective surgery and emergency department waiting times, the ALP policy says....

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Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city

  • Written by: Teresa Swist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
imageDhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world despite its ranking as one of the 'least liveable'. mariusz kluzniak/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Politicians, policymakers, urban planners, real-estate developers and corporate executives pay close attention to city liveability rankings. The global urban elite sees these as...

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  1. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  2. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  3. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  4. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  5. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  6. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  7. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  8. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  9. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  10. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones
  11. It takes a village: law reform can't be the only response to online child abuse material
  12. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
  13. City sparrows came to Australia via India
  14. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?
  15. What are the implications of privatising land title offices?
  16. Speaking with: Deb Warr on poverty porn
  17. New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
  18. Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?
  19. Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers' rights
  20. How Australians Die: cause #5 – diabetes
  21. Why Australia won't recognise Indigenous customary law
  22. From little things: the role of the Aboriginal customary law report in Mabo
  23. Law reports push piecemeal changes to native title, but still fall short
  24. The ACTU is a key Labor supporter but how much power does it actually have?
  25. Why the voice of Big Business is facing its biggest test
  26. Vital Signs: central bankers longing for growth that may not come
  27. Friday essay: punk's legacy, 40 years on
  28. Driverless cars need to hit the road come rain, wind or shine
  29. Governments must stop negatively framing policies aimed at Indigenous Australians
  30. Confusion about Senate rules could produce winners with small votes: Australia Institute
  31. Labor to release savings package
  32. Election podcast: Nick Xenophon on his play for Senate power
  33. Grattan on Friday: In Conversation with Nick Xenophon
  34. Vote 1 'Other': what's driving more voters to back a minor party this election
  35. The ghost of the 'greedy geezers' hovers over our super debate
  36. Seven's Olympic coverage could change the way we watch sport on our screens
  37. Can The Avalanches flourish in a pop music world remade in their own image?
  38. The Hobbit took our breath away: now it's the new normal
  39. Why we need to pay more attention to negative clinical trials
  40. Election FactCheck: has $100 billion been added to Australia's national debt under the current government?
  41. Naming the 'invisible perpetrator': a big step forward for media coverage of violence against women
  42. Flat-earth economists lead the hysteria over budget deficits
  43. Computing told us how close we came to a global pandemic of a drug-resistant flu
  44. Michelle Grattan in conversation: Australian voters disengaged and disillusioned
  45. Speed networking: how to win Euro 2016
  46. Corporate venture capital can pay, but only if you get the structure right
  47. Six reasons why food is a really big deal
  48. Lobbying 101: how interest groups influence politicians and the public to get what they want
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