Karen Middleton on the state of Australian politics

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Is the politics of an RBA rate rise too ‘basic’?

After the Reserve Bank’s first rate hike in more than two years, Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, speaks to the economics editor, Patrick Commins, and Lea Jurkovic, the economics correspondent at the Australian Financial Review, about the indicators that inform ...  Show more

Sussan Ley will stay in her job, says shadow attorney general

The messy fallout of the Coalition’s breakup continues this week with Sussan Ley and David Littleproud attempting to weather criticisms of their leadership after the Bondi terror attack. LNP moderate Andrew Wallace speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his support for Suss ...  Show more

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