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either way, it's a step up for Batman

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

With two high-profile female candidates battling out the contest, some “soft” voters in Batman regard Saturday’s choice as a “coin toss”, according to focus group research done in the final week of the byelection campaign.

Labor’s Ged Kearney, former ACTU president and one-time nurse, is fighting to retain...

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Shorten scores own goals on tax and Adani with Batman 'soft' voters

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

Given how important Saturday’s Batman byelection is for Bill Shorten’s political momentum, it is very odd – to say the least – that the opposition decided to make its latest tax announcement in the campaign’s last week.

Labor is in a head-to-head battle with the Greens in Batman. ALP sources are talking down the...

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The Financial Services Royal Commission highlights the vulnerability of many older Australians

  • Written by: Eileen Webb, Professor, Curtin Law School, Curtin University

One worrying takeaway from the first week of the Financial Services Royal Commission is how many elderly people are being adversely affected by irresponsible lending.

Such lending is often the result of an agreement with a family member, for example an adult child, to help that person financially by entering into a joint loan. These loans are...

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Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg sacked for helping partner

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

The Border Force commissioner, Roman Quaedvlieg, has been dismissed from his post on the grounds of misbehaviour.

After being on leave with full pay since May last year while his case was investigated, he was sacked on Thursday by the governor-general in council on the recommendation of the government. Malcolm Turnbull had Attorney-General...

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