Michelle Grattan

Australia's Environment Minister Peter Garrett is refusing to resign as a row over a failed nationwide insulation scheme intensifies. Audio

Australia's Liberal opposition party is planning a billion-dollar fund to reward green businesses if it is elected to government later this year. Audio

It looks like being a very short honeymoon for Australia's new opposition leader. Audio

The leadership of Australia's main opposition party will be decided later today, and it's all but certain sitting Liberal leader, Malcolm Turnbull will be rolled. Audio

Australia could have an Emissions Trading Scheme by the end of this week. The new government and opposition deal provides an additional seven billion dollars to assist the electricty and coal… Audio

It's being reported Australia has told 78 asylum seekers on a ship moored off Indonesia if they come ashore their resettlement in Australia, New Zealand and Canada will be fast tracked under the Bali… Audio

Some of the 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers on board the Australian customs ship, the Oceanic Viking, are threatening to kill themselves unless they're allowed to settle in Australia. Audio

And across the Tasman, the Australian Government's emissions trading policy may be voted down in the Senate later this week. Audio

Australia's opposition Liberal Party is refusing to comment on claims that their leader has spoken to the Treasury official at the centre of a scandal involving a fake email. Audio

The Political Editor of Melbourne's "The Age" newspaper, Michelle Grattan joins us live from Canberra. Audio

Australians will learn later today when the Treasurer delivers his budget just how their Govt proposes balancing the books. Audio

Australia's government has approved tough new powers to detain and disinfect people suspected of carrying the virus. Audio

The Australian government is accused of withholding information about the boat explosion that's believed to have killed five. Audio

Mr Rudd sees the tougher regulation of financial markets as the most important part of the package. Audio

The Australian Senate yesterday rejected a massive economic stimulus package. Audio

Kevin Rudd's pledge has been labelled"a global embarrassment"by Australia's Green Party leader Bob Brown. Audio

He's pulling in a 62 per cent approval rating as preferred Prime Minister in the latest polls. Audio

It comes a day after declaring a cap should be put on executive's exorbitant salaries as punishment for the financial crisis. Audio

Michelle Grattan, political editor of the Melbourne Age joins Morning Report form Canberra. Audio

Calls to roll-out an emissions trading scheme in Australia by 2010 are causing ructions within Australia's ruling Labor party. Audio