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'Super Saturday' is not so super in Labor's eyes

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

It’s not much good Labor playing the blame game about the July 28 date of the five Super Saturday byelections. In fair part, it has been the architect of its own troubles.

If Bill Shorten had agreed last year to dealing with any Labor MPs who had questionable citizenship status when they nominated, this would be over. But he insisted the ALP...

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Labor outraged as July 28 Super Saturday overlaps ALP conference

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

Speaker Tony Smith has announced that the five byelections will be held on July 28, sparking Labor fury because this puts Super Saturday on the last day of the ALP national conference.

Labor now faces having to postpone the July 26-28 conference, set to be held in Adelaide. Urgent discussions were underway in the party late on Thursday.

Smith, who...

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Expenses authority can't tell Joyce when his travel expenses inquiry will end

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

The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) has told Barnaby Joyce it can’t give him a finish date for the audit into his travel and related expenses, citing the difficulties of an aging system and consulting third parties.

The audit has been underway since early this year, sparked by the controversy around his affair with his...

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A new levy on digital giants like Google, Facebook and eBay is a step towards a fairer way of taxing

  • Written by: Antony Ting, Associate Professor, University of Sydney

The government is reportedly considering a new tax on the digital economy. While no details of the tax are available yet, the digital services tax recently proposed by the European Commission may give us an idea what the tax might look like.

In essence, the proposal will impose a 3% tax on the turnover of large digital economy companies in the...

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  5. What outcomes parents should expect from early childhood education and care
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  7. Australia imports almost all of its oil, and there are pitfalls all over the globe
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  9. Sandpaper figs make food, fire, medicine and a cosy home for wasps
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  11. Five ways hospitals can reduce their environmental footprint
  12. If a US-North Korea summit does happen, we'll have Moon Jae-in to thank for it
  13. Hastie and Turnbull – what you don't know, you can't stop
  14. Anthony Albanese on Labor's National Conference
  15. Evidence from the banking royal commission looks like history repeating itself
  16. High Street (After Ruscha) ruminates on memory, community and culture
  17. A record $340 million lost to fraud in Australia, says latest ACCC report
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  21. In landmark ruling, Archbishop Philip Wilson found guilty of covering up child sex abuse
  22. It's time to stop exposing people to the dangers of Facilitated Communication
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  27. Now that Malaysia has a new government, the real work begins reforming the country
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  30. Forcing immigrants to work in regional areas will not boost regional economies in the long run
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  36. Dean Smith on the pros and risks of new religious freedom protections
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  42. New 'virtual kidnapping' scam targeting Chinese students makes use of data shared online
  43. As Japan undergoes social change, single women are in the firing line
  44. Here's what's on the horizon for a male contraceptive pill – but don't hold your breath
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