5&5: Blank Space

Another big week, with big pieces of legislation passing. On Tuesday we also had a really important event - the 16th anniversary of the National Apology to Stolen Generations.

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Tony Burke
5&5: The purpose of mugs

We learnt this week that the Greens Party have made a decision to team up with the Coalition against the Government’s agenda. They had a chance to vote on our Housing Australia Future Fund and instead of supporting tens of thousands of new homes – sided with the Libs and the Nats to defer a vote in the Senate. More on that later.


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Tony Burke
5&5: Tell me why

There’s plenty of ritual in Budget week. The lock-up, the speech, the mayhem that descends on the building. It used to involve serious policy conversations from the Opposition as well. But I guess not all traditions survive.

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Tony Burke