Katharine Murphy

Katharine Murphy is national affairs correspondent at The Age. She has been reporting on federal politics for more than a decade, starting at The Australian Financial Review, where she was Canberra chief of staff from 2001 to 2004, and moving to The Australian as a specialist writer from 2004 to 2006. She joined The Age in 2006. In 2008, she won the Paul Lyneham Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism.

Gillard pushes ahead on national disability plan

Katharine Murphy Gillard government's accelerated timetable would see launch sites in place next year.

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Buying a few more minutes for Labor

Katharine Murphy Julia Gillard's tactics reflect a government afflicted by an addiction to short-termism.

Gillard flies home, caught up in the Slipper stream

Katharine Murphy Julia Gillard is flying home to renewed muttering over her political judgment and her leadership as the government struggles to defend its position on the besieged Speaker.

Slipper releases Cabcharge chits, claiming they exonerate him

Michelle Grattan and Katharine Murphy Embattled Speaker Peter Slipper releases 13 Cabcharge dockets in a bid to refute allegations of criminal behaviour made against him by a staff member.

When Rupert went to the circus

Katharine Murphy Mr Murdoch's statement to the inquiry was intended as complete rebuttal. But truth is there could be no more succinct or categorical acknowledgement of his power.

Coalition stalls on cars cash

Katharine Murphy The Coalition says it is yet to decide whether to support the Gillard government's $215 million lifeline for Holden, despite the continuing shake-out buffeting the local car industry.

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Breaking the bonds on marriage

Katharine Murphy The discrimination against same-sex couples should end, but progress on the issue can't be taken for granted.

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The Greens' greatest test

Katharine Murphy OF course, being Bob Brown, he did it entirely, implacably, theatrically, appropriately, his way.

Gillard reform agenda a green signal

Katharine Murphy and Josh Gordon The Gillard government is open to a significant push from Victoria and business leaders to fast-track politically sensitive environmental approvals before developments.

China speaks out on telco exclusion

Katharine Murphy Visiting Chinese commerce minister, raises concerns about Huawei's exclusion from NBN.

China's chance to raise telco decision

Katharine Murphy CHINA has an opening today at the political level to raise its objections to the federal government's decision to ban telco Huawei from any part in the rollout of the national broadband network (NBN).

Carr to call on UN chief

Katharine Murphy FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr is taking to the skies in his new portfolio, travelling to the United States and Europe for a series of high-level meetings.

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Tuning in to a soap opera of which even TV would be proud

Katharine Murphy A rare insight into how business is sometimes done in Canberra.

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Thomson and the legal merry-go-round

Katharine Murphy It might be the stuff of a comedy sketch, if it wasn't extremely serious. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions today has had to issue a statement pointing out the obvious: they are...

Battle over GST split on horizon

Josh Gordon and Katharine Murphy Victoria has lashed out at Canberra over concerns the GST could be used to force state tax reform ahead of talks between state and federal treasurers.

Craig Thomson and the politics of slow corrosion

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PM becoming less intelligent, more arrogant: poll

Katharine Murphy IS the Prime Minister really less intelligent, less hard working, more arrogant and narrow-minded than she was last June? Voters seem to think so.