Public affairs
Weekly Wrap Up: Spotlight on sports grants
24 January 2020 Highlights Deputy Nationals Leader Bridget McKenzie is under growing pressure to resign amid a controversy over a sports grant scheme she ran…
Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) 2019-2020
16 December 2019 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann released the Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Outlook (MYEFO) today, revealing revenue write-downs of more…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Government successfully repeals Medevac legislation
Highlights The Reserve Bank announced interest rates will stay at the record low of 0.75 per cent. The Government successfully repealed the Medevac legislation in the Senate. Minister for…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Senate rejects union crackdown bill
Highlights The Government’s Ensuring Integrity Bill has been voted down in the Senate after key crossbenchers joined with Labor to defeat the bill. The Coalition…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Government accelerates infrastructure funding
Highlights The Government will accelerate $3.8 billion in funding for major road and rail projects in a bid to boost the economy. Two Liberal MPs…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: PM calls for calm amid bushfire crisis
Highlights Devastating bushfires in NSW and Queensland have triggered a fierce political debate over climate change policy. Monday’s Newspoll shows the Coalition and Labor are…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Further drought relief announced
Highlights The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate unchanged at 0.75 per cent. Australia is one of 15 nations to join the world’s largest trade…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Boost for energy reliability projects
Highlights The Government has announced $1 billion in funding for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to fund new energy generation, storage and transmission infrastructure. An interim report…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Tensions over dairy and drought
25 October 2019 Highlights Monday’s Newspoll shows no change in the two-party preferred vote, with the Coalition leading Labor 51-49. The House of Representatives sat…
GRACosway Weekly Wrap Up: Economic headwinds forecast
18 October 2019 Highlights Federal Parliament resumed this week following a three-week break The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a slowdown in global growth, however…