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Grattan on Friday: For Bill Shorten, it will be a matter of eyes left and centre

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

In the early months of 2018 Bill Shorten will have the tough challenge of juggling his pitches to Labor’s two bases – its progressive and its traditional supporters.

The byelection in the inner Melbourne seat of Batman, which follows the exit of Labor’s David Feeney on Thursday, is a race that will be run on the left side of the...

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Cabinet files story shows Australia still needs to be more open about the debates that shape the nation

  • Written by: Patrick Weller, Professor Emeritus, School of Government and International Relations; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
Cabinet files story shows Australia still needs to be more open about the debates that shape the nationCabinet confidentiality is important to ensure ministers are able to debate ideas before a decision is made public.AAP/Lukas Coch

Cabinet government requires confidentiality. Ministers have to be able to discuss alternative options to solve the problems they must manage. They have to able to express opinions and probe proposals. If they do not,...

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Not all genetic tests should be publicly funded – here's why

  • Written by: Rosalie Viney, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
Not all genetic tests should be publicly funded – here's whyMore knowledge about your genetic makeup enables you to make better-informed choices – but at what cost?Shutterstock

This article is part of a package on precision medicine, where we explore genomic sequencing and what it means for better diagnosis and treatment of many conditions including cancer and rare diseases.


New genetic technologies...

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Early byelection test for Shorten after David Feeney quits parliament

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

Labor MP David Feeney has pre-empted a High Court decision on his citizenship, quitting parliament and triggering a byelection in the Victorian seat of Batman.

Labor fears it will lose the seat to the Greens in a contest that will be a major distraction for Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in the early part of the year. In 2016, Feeney held Batman...

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