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Michelle Grattan

Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Michelle Grattan is one of Australia's most respected political journalists. She has been a member of the Canberra parliamentary press gallery for more than 40 years, during which time she has covered all the most significant stories in Australian politics.

As a former editor of The Canberra Times, Michelle Grattan was also the first female editor of an Australian daily newspaper. She has been with the Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald and Political Editor of The Age since 2004.

Michelle currently has a dual role with an academic position at the University of Canberra and as Associate Editor (Politics) and Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation.

In her role at the University of Canberra, Michelle is teaching, working on research projects in politics and political communication, as well as providing public commentary and strategic advice.

She is the author, co-author, and editor of several books and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2004 for her long and distinguished service to Australian journalism.

Victoria says it won't sign up to the NEG without concessions

Aug 08, 2018 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Victorian Labor government has significantly raised the bar for the federal governments efforts to win support for the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) by declaring it will only sign up if a set of tough conditions is...

Victorian minister plays hardball with Turnbull on the NEG

Jul 31, 2018 15:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Turnbull government is facing fresh trouble over its energy policy ahead of a crucial meeting next week, with Victorias Energy Minister Lily DAmbrosio warning that the state wont be rushed into signing onto the...

Disillusioned voters find it easy to embrace a crossbencher like Rebekha Sharkie

Jul 20, 2018 08:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

More than two decades ago Alexander Downer stood aside as opposition leader for John Howard, paving the way for the 1996 Coalition election win. This week Howard was in Mayo, his former foreign ministers one-time South...

Officers 'sanctioned' for 'human error' in filing cabinet affair

Jul 14, 2018 10:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

A culmination of human errors caused the prime ministers department to throw out filing cabinets containing classified documents that eventually reached the ABC, according to the Australian Federal Police investigation...

VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Latham's liaison with One Nation in Longman, live sheep exports and the ACCC's criticism on energy

Jul 14, 2018 10:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Nicholas Klomp about the week in politics. They discuss including Mark Latham teaming up with Pauline Hansons One Nation to make robocalls...

Audit found Vikki Campion was owed travel money

Jul 12, 2018 06:15 am UTC| Insights & Views

An audit of the travel and travel-related expenses of Vikki Campion, former staffer and now partner of Barnaby Joyce, has found the government owed her money. The audit, by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses...

Israel moves closer to phasing out Australian live sheep and cattle imports

Jul 09, 2018 07:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The controversial live sheep trade has been dealt a fresh blow with the Israeli government giving support to a bill that would phase out the importation of animals from Australia and Europe for slaughter. Israeli Prime...

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Economy

Australian construction work done falls in Q4, largest quarterly decline in over a year

Australian construction work done fell 3.0 percent q/q in Q4, the largest quarterly decline in over a year and substantially larger than expected (-1.0 percent q/q). The downturn in residential activity accelerated but it...

India's IPO plan likely to benefit insurance industry, says Fitch Ratings

The Indian governments proposed IPO of state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will improve the accountability and transparency of the countrys largest insurer and benefit the insurance industry, Fitch...

SGD likely to remain susceptible to a broader market tone, says Scotiabank

The Singaporean dollar is expected to remain susceptible to a broader market tone, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The city-states MAS core inflation eased to 0.3 percent y/y in January from 0.7...

U.S. Treasuries jump ahead of February consumer confidence, FOMC members’ speeches

The U.S. Treasuries jumped during Tuesdays afternoon session ahead of the countrys Consumer Board consumer confidence for the month of February, scheduled to be released today by 15:00GMT, besides, the 2-year auction, also...

Nevada debate highlights: The dance of women leaders and limited economic opportunity

Editors note: Six Democratic candidates met on the debate stage in Las Vegas on Feb. 19, discussing health care, immigration, billionaires and economic equality as well as the name of the president of Mexico. We asked two...

Politics

Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. feud: Donald Trump’s children reportedly hate each other

Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.s relationship has reportedly become strained especially after the POTUS started trusting the latter more. According to the Atlantic, Donald Trumps favorite daughter and so-called golden...

Why Melania Trump wasn't punished for lying under oath in 2013?

Melania Trump previously lied under oath regarding her education. At that time, the FLOTUS claimed that she was a college graduate with a degree in architecture. However, it was, later on, revealed that Donald Trumps...

Barack Obama’s fake photo awarding convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein of Medal of Freedom circulates online

The rise of social media has paved the way for misinformation to spread in the fastest fashion the world has ever seen. No one is exempted from online fake news, even former United States President Barack Obama. A photo of...

Ivanka Trump trolled: Donald Trump’s daughter dissed after posing in front of Taj Mahal

Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, joined Donald and Melania Trump on their trip to India. Hours after the first couple posed outside of the Taj Mahal, Ivanka and Kushner also posed in front of the popular...

Melania Trump has a surprising comeback after being asked if she’s a gold digger

Melania Trump previously gave a cryptic response after one student seemingly suggested that shes with Donald Trump because of his money. In 2005, the FLOTUS just tied the knot with the POTUS when she visited a business...

Science

Archaeologists discover wall of human bones and skulls in Belgium cathedral

If history has shown us anything, it is that religious buildings or establishments related to a certain faith can be very haunting. A group of archaeologists found a haunting part of a certain cathedral in Belgium, made up...

Asteroids: NASA spots asteroid traveling 27,939 mph, expected to approach within the week

A lot of asteroids have been spotted approaching Earth, and this year is no different. NASAs asteroid trackers have taken notice of one particular rock traveling towards Earth at a rapid pace. Express reports that the...

NASA: Agency holds competition to design the next Venus rover

Although space agencies in the world are always looking into the planets that are farther away from the Sun, from Mars and beyond even until Pluto. NASA, on the other hand, is looking into exploring a planet that is a...

NASA: Scientists notice a moving object on Pluto's surface in probe images

Being the farthest planet from the Sun, Pluto already lies in a part of space that seems impossible to reach until now. The probe images show an unusual anomaly on the dwarf planets surface. Express reports that NASAs...

Scientists discover the remnants of an ancient city in Turkey linked to King Midas' myth

There is still much to learn regarding the events that transpired in history. Recently, a group of researchers found remnants indicating a lost city in Turkey. Express reports that archaeologists from the University of...

Technology

‘The Last of Us 2’ hands-on demo at PAX East 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19

Video game fans attending the PAX East 2020 this weekend have likely been looking forward to visiting the Sony booth where one of the attractions is a hands-on demo of The Last of Us 2. Unfortunately, that will no longer...

‘Warcraft 3: Reforged’ patch 1.32.2 gives Lady Vashj’s a proper pair of ears

Warcraft 3: Reforged was supposedly a great note to start 2020 for many video game fans around the world. But the mood quickly changed as soon as they realized that the remastered RTS they eagerly looked forward to for...

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ star Grimes reveals Lizzy Wizzy’s head-spinning backstory

Despite having released several video teasers, CD Projekt Red has maintained relative silence when it comes to the story of Cyberpunk 2077 and details about its characters. However, musician Grimes may have slipped some...

OnePlus 8 leaks suggests the addition ToF sensor to its rear camera assembly

While it hasnt been officially confirmed, it looks like the OnePlus 8 release date is close at hand. Supposed photos of the upcoming phone have been leaked online which could only mean that its almost ready for...

‘Doom Eternal’ release date, gameplay: Bethesda releases new trailer that shows some of the weapons available to players

With the Doom Eternal release date less than a month away, interest in the upcoming title is on the rise. To whet fans appetite even further, Bethesda just released a new trailer showing just what the game is all...