University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss Labor’s shadow cabinet, including Shorten’s new role in the area of the NDIS where he will be going up against Stewart Robert. They also talk about the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates to...
Jacinda Ardern has spoken about just transitions that implement change but minimise disruption.AAP/ Felipe Trueba, CC BY-NDWhen you’re in politics, words are a high-stakes game. Voters and journalists hold you to them and there is a risk in using words that are hard to live up to. This is particularly true for politicians whose reputation is...
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