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The coronavirus supplement is the biggest boost to Indigenous incomes since Whitlam. It should be made permanent

  • Written by: Francis Markham, Research Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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On March 23 the government effectively doubled payments to the unemployed, single parents and students, introducing a new unconditional Coronavirus Supplement to go on top of existing allowances such as Newstart, Youth Allowance, Parenting Payment, Austudy and Abstudy.

From April 27 single unemployed adults will get around A$557.85 per...

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Government orders mandatory code of conduct for Google, Facebook

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

The government has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a mandatory code of conduct to address bargaining power imbalances between media companies and digital platforms such as Facebook and Google - and the question of payment for content.

Earlier the ACCC was directed by the government to facilitate a voluntary code....

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Malcolm Turnbull gives his very on-the-record account of Scott Morrison

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

With nice irony, Malcolm Turnbull’s publisher was in a stoush at the weekend with Scott Morrison’s office over its leaking of the former prime minister’s autobiography, A Bigger Picture.

Hardie Grant Books revealed a Morrison staffer had distributed the Turnbull tome electronically to numerous people. In a sharp letter the...

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Michelle Grattan on Australia’s 'new normal', education and coronavirus elimination

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

Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s strong stance on the issue of schools, the government’s rejection of a course of elimination, and the prospects of community support for a voluntary contact tracing app.

Authors: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Read more https://theconversation.com/video-michelle-grattan-on-australias-new-normal-education-and-coronavirus-elimination-136698

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