"...but what we’re seeing at the moment is the state governments, particularly governments like the Andrews Government in Victoria, are doing heavy lifting while the Morrison Government has been asleep at the wheel."
Read MoreWell in the first instance, I think we need the Prime Minister to uphold his Ministerial standards of conduct. It seems to me that this is a very clear cut breach and the onus is on the Prime Minister to hold his former Minister to account and to set the standard.
Read MoreIt’s my very great pleasure to be here in Adelaide this evening, to make my first speech as a member of the Albanese shadow ministry to the Fabians. I’m proud to be a Fabian, and to make a contribution to the important work of the Australian Fabians in building a stronger culture of progressive ideas in this country.
Read More...our job across the Labor team is to really take stock on how we let Labor supporters and people who depend on Labor governments down. In terms of the new team, I’m really pleased with the way Anthony Albanese has gone about the task of bringing us together. I’m really pleased to have an opportunity to be a part of that team...
Read MoreI’m delighted to be with my friends from the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Education Union here in Launceston, with the National President Corenna Haythorpe too, at the critical decision-point for Australia, and for Australia’s schools.
Read MoreAs developed democracies face more complex policy challenges, their capacity to resolve them has been undermined. To make, and entrench, progressive reform we have to confront this wider problem of the quality of, and confidence in, our democracy.
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