We need to plan for electric cars, but at this stage we need incentives - not extra taxes.byronv2/Flickr, CC BY-NCThe apparently inevitable rise of the electric car has prompted Australia’s top federal infrastructure advisor to warn of falling revenues from the petrol excise.
In a speech yesterday, Infrastructure Australia chief...
Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics. They discuss the shock resignation of Labor MP Tim Hammond, the latest Gonski report, a change in Labor’s stance on live sheep exports and the federal budget outlook.
Michelle Grattan does not work for, consult, own shares in...
Detail from Tom Polo
'I once thought I'd do anything for you
(Joan)'
acrylic on canvas
152.5 x 101.5cm
© the artist Photo: AGNSW, Felicity JenkinsThe Archibald Prize, which is in the process of being judged at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, has always been more about social history than art. The works hung are usually a fair selection of...
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