Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan is the political editor of The Age. In 2008, she shared the Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award with Laurie Oakes. She edited the books 'Reconciliation' and 'Australian Prime Ministers' (2000), and wrote 'Back on the Wool Track' (2004).
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Timing, PM, is crucial
Michelle Grattan Julia Gillard's problems with her reshuffle will be how it is perceived. Her danger is it will be seen as ministers deserting a sinking ship and that it adds to an impression of chaos, which can be...
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Gillard looks to political gain after Peris pain
Michelle Grattan The Prime Minister has got her way, but what are the likely consequences?
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Season's bleatings at year's end
Michelle Grattan This will be a bruising parliamentary week, the last of an extraordinary and draining year that has strained voters' tolerance of politicians to the max.
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Wrapped in polls, Gillard defies the 'killing season'
Michelle Grattan This will be a bruising parliamentary week, the last of an extraordinary and draining year that has strained voters' tolerance of politicians to the max.
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PM, Abbott on a steep foreign learning curve
Michelle Grattan Gillard is a quick study in foreign affairs, but Abbott has a way to go.
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Asian future isn't just about mining
Michelle Grattan If Australians need a prod to think more broadly about the opportunities Asia presents, a sharp one has come with the claim that the new tax on mining super profits yielded no revenue in its initial...
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Road map to Asia
Michelle Grattan The government's white paper on the Asian century is released today. We ignore it at our peril.
Rudd talks up more Chinese opportunities
Michelle Grattan Kevin Rudd yesterday predicted the Chinese market would hold 'vast' opportunities for Australia's service industries as the resources boom cooled, in another high-profile appearance by the former...
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The power of social media
Michelle Grattan The Jones affair, and an outbreak of obscenities after Julia Gillard's responses in an education forum on Facebook yesterday raise big questions about the power of social media.
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Asian century's opportunities could be lost in translation
Michelle Grattan Australia has lessons to learn in how to engage with the region.
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Vital questions unanswered in PM's ambitious plan
Michelle Grattan Moral crusade aside, Julia Gillard's schools announcement fell short of giving full satisfaction.
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Gillard facing tough project
Michelle Grattan The PM was big on inspiration when she stepped out on schools policy, but short on detail.
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Rudd messing with Gillard's head
Michelle Grattan KEVIN RUDD tweeted on Friday: ''Addressed about 900 students at Cannon Hill Anglican College on resilience.'' He mentioned a Paralympian. But one's mind immediately leapt to the man himself.
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Canberra's tale of two characters
Michelle Grattan Suddenly, political attention is concentrated on Tony Abbott's distant past and Kevin Rudd's immediate future.
Lines drawn for schoolyard battle
Michelle Grattan The lines of battle for the election over schools policy are being sharply drawn. Tony Abbott is presenting himself as champion of the independent sector.
Storied PM damned if she does, damned if she doesn't
Michelle Grattan It was a bitter-sweet morning for Julia Gillard. A further rise in Labor's primary vote in today's Newspoll gave her leadership further protection.
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Gloves on as PM gears up for battle
Michelle Grattan Julia Gillard likes to box. A trainer goes to The Lodge twice a week, holding up the pads while the Prime Minister slugs away.
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Media Paradox: many more voices, much less reporting
Michelle Grattan Economics and readers' consumption habits have made newspapers the headline story.
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Labor playing with fire in its rush to burn the Green witch
Michelle Grattan Suddenly Labor, or at least many in it, have decided they must burn the Green witch. Prominent players have been stoking the fire all week, tossing the vitriol like kindling onto the pyre.
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Time we had a separate minister for indigenous affairs
Michelle Grattan THE Gillard government is anxious to distinguish its approach to improving life for Northern Territory Aborigines by launching consultations to discuss where to go when the legislation for the...
