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Canberra -22 September, 2022: Former Prime Minister John Howard leaving at the end of the national memorial service to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II in the Great Hall of Parliament House. .  (Photo by Rob Keating)

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Canberra -22 September, 2022: David Gillespie MP placing a sprig of wattle in a wreath at the national memorial service to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II in the Great Hall of Parliament House. .  (Photo by Rob Keating)

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Canberra -22 September, 2022: Former Prime Minister Paul Keating leaving at the end of the national memorial service to celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II in the Great Hall of Parliament House. .  (Photo by Rob Keating)

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Shadow Treasurer budget reply speech at the National Press Club

By wpx_ic | May 17, 2023 |

Below is the full text from Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor’s keynote address at the National Press Club today. Intro Let me start by asking a question. Do you feel better off today than you did a year ago? I ask this question of many Australians, and I get a consistent answer. Inflation hurts all Australians.…

Budget night reactions

By wpx_ic | May 9, 2023 |

Following the announcement of the 2023-24 Federal budget community and business leaders lined up in the press gallery at Parliament House to give their reactions. Below are some photos and text from the night. Innes Willox – Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group While fiscally prudent, this year’s Federal Budget unfortunately lacks the urgency and…

The Arts are a Pathway to Excellence

By wpx_ic | December 21, 2013 |

By John McDonnell on Sat, 21-12-2013 18:57 The role of the arts in economic development has been well recognised for more than 20 years. Noted economists like William Baumol and CD Throsby have pointed to its contribution to economic growth. More recently Canadian economist Richard Florida has captured significant attention through his notion of the Creative Class.…

OK Nats, We See that Muscle

By wpx_ic | November 29, 2013 |

By Michelle Grattan on Fri, 29-11-2013 Joe Hockey decided to end the agony early. He had given himself until December 17 to pronounce on the $3.4 billion Archer Daniels Midland bid for agri-giant GrainCorp. But more delay would only deepen the divisions – especially with Senate committee hearings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday next week.The Treasurer’s decision…

Keating Channels De Gaulle

By wpx_ic | November 29, 2013 |

It wasn’t only clocks that Paul Keating brought back from Paris: in his interview with Kerry O’Brien on Tuesday night the former Prime Minister, in a statement eerily reminiscent of President De Gaulle’s famous declaration: “L’état c’est moi”, said “The public record shows that from 1984 on I was the driving force of the Government”.This…

What is Inside Canberra?

Inside Canberra is Australia’s longest continuously running political publication first published in 1947.
It was the publication of the late Rob Chalmers who was the longest serving member of the Canberra Press Gallery serving 51 years.

Inside Canberra is not interested in the trivialities of politics.

Our focus is on the impact of policy on the bottom line of corporations, the wealth and lifestyle of individuals and the operation of institutions.

The Inside Canberra publication is totally independent, with no allegiance to political parties, advertisers, or other pressure groups.

The Inside Canberra Editors focus specifically on situations confronting you day by day. Our writing style enables fast reading, ensuring you can find essential facts quickly and easily.

The contents often contain the ‘seeds of opportunity’ and, if you keep every issue, you’ll have answers right at hand when you need them – even for questions you may not anticipate right now.

The Inside Canberra publication can often provide you with a fresh view on a subject or add another voice, to bring new thinking. They are also ideal material for Reports, Presentations, Interviews and Speeches.