Greg Jennett
Greg Jennett is a political correspondent based at Parliament House in Canberra.
World leaders beware: Trump teaches Turnbull a lesson in not playing nice Analysis
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Australia is learning the hard way that US President Donald Trump is in office every bit the rule-breaker he promised to be on the way to the White House, writes National Affairs correspondent Greg Jennett.
Topics: donald-trump, turnbull-malcolm, government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, australia, united-states
Australia bankrolls PNG summit costs
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Australian taxpayers are on track to pay at least a third of the costs of Papua New Guinea's ambitious plan to host next year's APEC summit to stave off rising Chinese influence in the poverty-stricken nation.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, australia, papua-new-guinea, pacific, asia
Turnbull meets with Obama, talks trade, terrorism and Trump
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On the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Peru, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is seeking to tease out Barack Obama's expectations of how US security and economic policy may change under the Trump administration.
Topics: apec-economic-leaders-meeting, trade, globalisation---economy, world-politics, foreign-affairs, peru, australia
Turnbull plays down possible refugee deal with Malaysia
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holds talks with Malaysia's Prime Minister on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, but is playing down the prospects of a refugee resettlement deal with the predominantly Muslim nation.
Topics: refugees, apec-economic-leaders-meeting, government-and-politics, peru, malaysia, australia
Turnbull arrives at APEC Summit after failed bid at Trump meeting
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls on fellow world leaders to make a commitment to open economies and free trade at the APEC Summit in Peru, after failing in his bid to make the point to the US President-elect in New York.
Topics: apec-economic-leaders-meeting, international-aid-and-trade, trade, globalisation---economy, peru
Australia to champion free trade as APEC talks begin
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Australia is determined not to bow to any drift towards protectionism and will take a leadership role in advocating free trade during talks at the APEC Summit Peru, as Trade Minister Steve Ciobo begins negotiations with his counterparts.
Topics: trade, world-politics, agreements-and-treaties, peru, australia, united-states
Trump win to weigh heavily on world leaders at APEC meeting Analysis
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When Malcolm Turnbull and around 20 other world leaders meet at APEC in Lima, Peru this weekend they will be wracked by events in America, which no amount of experience in statecraft will equip them to comprehend.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, apec-economic-leaders-meeting, event, turnbull-malcolm, obama-barack, peru, australia, united-states, philippines
What is Bob Day accused of and what will happen next?
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A High Court challenge to the validity of former Family First senator Bob Day's election to the Upper House would make legal history and could change the composition of the Senate.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, australia
Government shipbuilder ASC all at sea on submarine building work
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Government-owned shipbuilder ASC and its shareholder-Minister Mathias Cormann are unable to explain what role the company will play in the $50 billion building phase of the Future Submarine fleet.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, defence-and-aerospace-industries, defence-and-national-security, australia, sa
Special luggage lift installed at The Lodge at a cost of $83k
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Malcolm Turnbull and all future prime ministers can now avoid hauling their political baggage up and down the "pretty precarious" staircase at the official Canberra residence, The Lodge.
Topics: turnbull-malcolm, government-and-politics, canberra-2600
Conroy scratches out, one Labor 'rooster' left Analysis
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Stephen Conroy's silent departure from the Senate leaves Wayne Swan as the sole surviving parliamentary member of a band of ALP brothers which sought to rule the roost in caucus.
Topics: person, careers, government-and-politics, australia
Fighting crime on the public dime: Telcos share in $80m windfall
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Telstra, Singtel Optus and Vodafone will share in more than $80 million worth of taxpayer-funded grants to compensate for their role in fighting crime and terrorism.
Topics: security-intelligence, telecommunications, defence-and-national-security, terrorism, australia
Leadership change cost taxpayers $60,000 in travel bills
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The Liberal Party's ousting of Tony Abbott as prime minister left taxpayers with a $60,000 bill for overseas travel never taken, the latest figures on parliamentarians' entitlements show.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia
New laws to free RAAF to hit more Islamic State targets
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Australian laws will be overhauled to allow RAAF jets to broaden their campaign against Islamic State, hitting militants involved in logistics and supply, not just in fighting on the frontline.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, australia, iraq, syrian-arab-republic
Same-sex marriage: what will Labor do? Analysis
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It would be unsafe to assume Labor is close to voting against a same-sex marriage plebiscite, even though some of its MPs have briefed the media that they might, writes Greg Jennett.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-parliament, federal-government, marriage, sexuality, gays-and-lesbians, alp, australia
Record crossbench a headache for stressed Senate system Analysis
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When Nick Xenophon flagged his intention to create the first Senate inquiry of the next Parliament, he may have made the first entry in a new record book of activity for the already stressed system of Senate committees.
Topics: federal-parliament, government-and-politics, political-parties, australia
Abbott government considered $5.5b crackdown on super tax breaks
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Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey secretly examined an overhaul of superannuation taxes up to five times larger than those adopted by the current Government, documents reveal.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, superannuation, australia
Government could access terror suspects' mental health records: Turnbull
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Malcolm Turnbull says people's privacy must be balanced with national security as he asks his top terror adviser to investigate terror suspects' potential links with mental illness and past criminal behaviour.
Topics: terrorism, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, australia
Coalition strategists defend 'jobs and growth' campaign criticism
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Liberal Party strategists defend the design and execution of their "jobs and growth" election campaign during the first partyroom meeting since the July 2 poll, amid criticism by surviving MPs.
Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, liberals, turnbull-malcolm, australia
Analysis: Bill Shorten's countdown to election day
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Labor's campaign launch and final two-week surge to polling day are Bill Shorten's last chance at catching the substantial number of votes he will need to become Australia's 30th prime minister, writes national affairs correspondent Greg Jennett.
Topics: federal-government, federal-election, federal-elections, bill-shorten, alp, australia
Japan considers last-ditch plea for $50b submarine project
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The Japanese Government is weighing options for a top-level intervention to promote its flagging bid to build Australia's $50 billion future fleet of submarines.
Topics: federal-parliament, government-and-politics, federal-election, navy, defence-and-national-security, australia, japan
Government flags tax increases for May budget
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The Government's economic leadership team indicates there will be tax increases in the May budget, after Moody's warning on Australia's AAA credit rating.
Topics: tax, government-and-politics, federal-government, business-economics-and-finance, budget, australia
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