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.
View from The Hill: Energy policy and Turnbull's leadership plunge into debilitating uncertainty
Aug 21, 2018 16:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The most fraught day of his prime ministership has seen the implosion of one of Malcolm Turnbulls key policy pledges to deliver certainty on energy policy that only weeks ago seemed on course. As Turnbull threw...
View from The Hill: Malcolm Turnbull struggling to shore up his border
Aug 21, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Malcolm Turnbull is still upright, but he will have to be a miracle worker to survive and lead the government to the election. Peter Duttons 35 votes to Turnbulls 48 is a solid base for a challenger to build on. That...
Abbott and Turnbull shape up for another round of an old battle
Aug 14, 2018 13:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Coalition party room on Tuesday is set for a high stakes, quite personal battle between Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull over the National Energy Guarantee, with former and current prime ministers shaping up on...
Victoria suggests federal government should legislate on emissions while NEG talks continue
Aug 13, 2018 15:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Victoria has again shifted the goal posts in the battle over the National Energy Guarantee, by suggesting parliament should pass the federal governments emissions reduction legislation ahead of the states signing onto the...
Inquiry finds Husar behaved badly to staff but dismisses allegations of lewd conduct
Aug 13, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The inquiry into Labor MP Emma Husars conduct has upheld complaints that she behaved unreasonably towards her staff, but rejected claims of lewd conduct and misleading the parliament. An independent assessment by...
Labor states keep the National Energy Guarantee in play but withhold agreement
Aug 13, 2018 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Labor states have kept the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) alive but withheld the in-principle support the federal government had originally hoped to extract from Fridays meeting of the COAG Energy Council. The next...
Embattled VC winner asks Attorney-General to refer Fairfax Media to police
Aug 13, 2018 13:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith, the subject of allegations of misconduct while serving with the SAS in Afghanistan, has asked Attorney-General Christian Porter to refer reports by Fairfax Media to the Australian...