Politics with Michelle Grattan
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Senator Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens changed the power dynamic in the Senate. Now the government needs two crossbenchers (and the Greens) to pass legislation opposed by the Coalition. Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and her colleague Tammy Tyrrell can provide those two votes, which puts them in a potentially strong bargaining position.
Lambie has never been afraid to call things how she see’s them. She recently visited Alice Springs and urged the situation needed some “tough love”.
In this podcast Lambie urges a return to the old Community Development Employment Projects program for Indigenous communities. Under the CDEP people exchanged unemployment benefits for work and training managed by a local Indigenous community organisations. “I don’t know how many of these places I’ve visited in the Indigenous communities over the last nine years where they just so much praise that old jobs program.”
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on Robodebt report’s sealed section, and progress on NDIS reform
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Author Bruce Wolpe on the “shocking” consequences for Australia of a Trump 24 win
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Community Independent Dai Le on what voters are saying
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Industry minister Ed Husic on the artificial intelligence revolution
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Liberal MP Bridget Archer urges other moderates to speak up as she presses for party change
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor’s Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens Max Chandler-Mather on the housing fund, rent freezes and migration
The day after the night before - Chalmers and Taylor on the budget
Politics with Michelle Grattan: NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley on ‘fundamental’ reform of the disability scheme
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor MP Marion Scrymgour on her yes campaign trail, and reinstating the CDP
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Marcia Langton on the Voice’s powers and potential
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael Brennan on Australia’s parlous productivity growth
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks and Ashleigh Raper on the NSW election
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Greens leader Adam Bandt on trying to force Labor’s hand on reform
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Frank Brennan on rewording Voice question
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