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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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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Coalition in another tangle thanks to Hockey
Michelle Grattan LAST year the opposition got into a complete tangle over its position on the surplus, finally committing itself to delivering one in each of its first three budgets.
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Opposition gets itself in a tangle again over budget surpluses
Michelle Grattan Last year the opposition got itself into a complete tangle over its position on the surplus.
Abbott, be careful what you wish for
Michelle Grattan OPPOSITIONS have a standard tool in their kit bag: it's the call for an inquiry. So there was no surprise when Tony Abbott said the government should set one up into that old, smelly AWU affair.
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No ordinary tactic from Abbott camp
Michelle Grattan Tony Abbott is deploying every female ally he can find to attack his perceived ''woman problem''.
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Lindsay Tanner's guide to sucking up for votes
Michelle Grattan Rule 10 of Lindsay Tanner's laws of politics: ''It's vital not to offend anyone who matters''
Bad blood runs cold for Labor
Michelle Grattan Gillard's future is once more uncertain, against ever worsening chaos. For the Labor party, the terrifying thing is that there seems no quick or ready way through the impasse.
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Another day, another crisis ... or two
Michelle Grattan The Prime Minister has a set of new crises that will make for a tense and testing week.
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A byelection defeat for Labor will cause shock waves in Canberra
Michelle Grattan When a government is in trouble, there is nothing like a byelection to send shivers up its spine and a frisson of excitement through the political system.
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Fair Work's hospital handball leaves a mess for the DPP
Michelle Grattan What a total farce! Fair Work Australia, after its investigation of allegations of rorting by Craig Thomson and others has now presented the DPP with a load of unusable material.
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Credibility gone, PM should fall on her sword
Michelle Grattan Julia Gillard should consider falling on her sword for the good of the Labor Party.
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Conscience vote PM's best option
Michelle Grattan Same-sex marriage may not be the biggest of the issues Gillard has to grapple with, but it's potentially very costly.
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All aboard the wild ride
Michelle Grattan Week one of the hung parliament has produced all the fun of the fair.
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PM gets the job done at low-key launch
Michelle Grattan Julia Gillard's launch was a carefully packaged, narrowly focused product, designed with several strategic purposes in mind.
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Rudd back at centre stage
Michelle Grattan A boring campaign? The return of the dumped PM means anything's possible. Whether Tony Abbott wins or loses this election, he sure has messed with the Labor Party's collective and individual heads.
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Abbott brings in big gun to woo women
Michelle Grattan Margie Abbott hit the election trail yesterday, as her husband tries to show he's a woman's man, while Julia Gillard kept the First Bloke in shadow. Abbott, as we know, has a gender problem.
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IR monkey wrenches Abbott, population perishes on Gillard
Michelle Grattan It is only week one, but already on the election obstacle course Tony Abbott has been singed as he tried to cremate WorkChoices, and Julia Gillard has found herself haunted by Kevin Rudd and Mark...
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Back to the future with blame game
Michelle Grattan Julia Gillard can ill afford an excess of finger-pointing in the Labor Party as the election approaches.
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PM dares to win - or fall
Michelle Grattan Prime Minister Julia Gillard is essentially gambling all for victory at the next election.
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Rudd's tax plan mired in the mud
Michelle Grattan The PM is making tactical blunders in prosecuting his fight with the powerful mining sector ahead of the election.
