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UNBELIEVABLE: Coalition - Caught on Camera

Public service union refuses to back Labor at Victorian election, condemning job cuts and $1.2bn consultant spend

Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions refusing to back Carroll government

The Guardian - AU · 7h ago

Voters were already frustrated before the RBA’s fifth rate hike. Labor will be hoping its luck hasn’t run out

Tuesday’s RBA decision will add more pain for households and Pauline Hanson and Angus Taylor stand to benefit if voters keep punishing Labor

The Guardian - AU · 13h ago

MPs granting powerful political lobbyists unfettered access to Australia’s parliament, data reveals

Labor and Coalition members sponsoring resource companies and lobby group representing online gambling giants

The Guardian - AU · 17h ago

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Labor returns to equal term low primary vote in Newspoll

Labor’s primary vote dropped two points to 27% in Newspoll, equalling the mid-September Newspoll for their lowest this term. It’s one point off Labor’s record low in 2011. Pauline Hanson’s net approval jumped eight points to -1.

The Conversation · Nov 2

Is the government really on an ‘out-of-control’ spending splurge? It’s complicated

Defence, the NDIS and health responsible for much of increased government outlays and treasurer Jim Chalmers has few levers to pull

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31

Is One Nation losing steam in Victoria? New poll points to possible shift as election nears

Exclusive: Internal polling by Greens shows progressives ahead of Hanson’s party, as Sandell and Pickering to join Wilson and Carroll at leaders’ debate

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31

Who is Jess Wilson? The millennial Liberal leader on the cusp of history in Victoria

She grew up wanting to be a police officer (she had a ‘badge and everything’, her sister says). But politics runs deep in the Wilson family

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30

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More unions down tools in Labor’s Victorian election campaign as ‘trust broken’

Exclusive: multiple sources sound the alarm after a messy week that has seen a rump of party’s union base abandon it

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30

Labor is losing control of the economic narrative as cash-strapped households look for someone to blame

Government spending cuts on the table as nervous voters await Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30

Albanese concedes savings needed as he faces internal Labor pressure on cost-of-living crisis

Prime minister vows not to slash health and education funding amid political problem over handling of economy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29

Grattan on Friday: an embattled government tells Australians the pain they feel won’t end any time soon

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns delivered an attention-grabbing prediction this week. “By any poll, by any measure, [One Nation leader] Mike Newman will either be the premier or the opposition leader after the 13th of March,” Minns said on Sydney radio.

The Conversation · Oct 29

Pothole promises pile up, but spark state debt concerns

Promises to fix regional roads marked a state election campaign, but have raised further questions over affordability amid spiralling government debt.

AAP · Oct 29

Victoria’s 2026 state election could have ‘great consequences’ for politics across Australia. What do voters need to know?

Labor is chasing a fourth consecutive term and the Liberals are hoping for a breakthrough – but could One Nation end up with the balance of power?

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28

Two key unions turn on Labor, running attack ads and pulling campaign funds a month out from Victorian election

Exclusive: ASU launches ‘Ben Lied. Labor lies’ ads while ETU diverts money to defending members at royal commission

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 28

‘I use disposable cups’: Chris Minns backflips on takeaway coffee cups after media and business backlash

Legislation requiring mugs to be offered when people drink at cafes to be scrapped, with environment minister saying ‘we need to clear this up’

The Conversation · Oct 27

Failure to ratify the EU trade deal would cost Australia far more than beef

Australia and the European Union agreed on a comprehensive free-trade agreement (FTA) in March, after nearly eight years negotiating and much political rancour.

The Conversation · Oct 26

Coalition surges to big lead in a Victorian Newspoll

A month before the November 28 Victorian election, a Newspoll has the Coalition surging to a 55–45 two-party lead over Labor. The Coalition would win a majority of lower house seats on these figures.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25

Haines tribute speeches to open parliament, but Labor mustn’t overlook broader causes of boiling anger

Poverty, health and dislocation are fuelling political anger. Labor can’t ignore this in response to alleged attack on Indi MP

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 24

What the changing face of Melbourne’s eastern suburbs could mean for Victoria’s state election

A Coalition win could come down to promises about law and order, infrastructure and economic management

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23

Snowy Hydro 2.0 is costing $25bn – 12 times more than its initial estimate. How did we get here?

Chris Bowen says the hydroelectricity development has become ‘one of the most complicated engineering projects’ in the world

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22

‘I can’t sleep at night’: international students forced to navigate the impact of Labor’s sudden visa changes

Masters student Fatima Bonna says her visa runs out before the end date of her course. She feels overwhelmed by the uncertainty

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20

Australia’s $10bn EU trade deal has stalled again. What is it and what’s gone wrong?

Trade minister warns there is no room to renegotiate, saying ‘we’ve got to either accept or reject this offer’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18

Morning Mail: Rape alleged in WA youth detention; rightwing lobby’s ‘bizarre’ campaign; and Japan’s moon mission

Former WA child detainees allege abuse; Coalition fear ads may cost them at the ballot; French government holds crisis talks over unrest

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18

Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

Birth happens days before Labor and Coalition block bill to ban ‘barbaric practice’ of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17

What do we know about Labor’s controversial private health insurance plans?

Over-65s receive a more generous private health insurance rebate than younger people. Why are plans to cut back the rebates causing so much opposition?

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