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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bridie O'Donnell on the ‘precarious business’ of the Tour de France

From Victoria’s beleaguered Labor Party moving onto its third premier in one term ahead of November’s state election, to the national rise of One Nation and collapsing major party support – it’s been a chaotic year in Australian politics. And we’ve barely passed the halfway mark.

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Lawyer, politician, dodgy character: Richard Meagher exemplified the dubious side of Australian society

In Sydney, in the decades around Federation, Richard Meagher (1866–1931) was a prominent criminal defence solicitor, parliamentarian, city council alderman and player in the emerging Labor Party. For many, his name was also a byword for unethical and unscrupulous practice in public life. Patrick Mullins’ The Stained Man tells the…

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Right-wing rivals locked in 'race to the bottom': PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken a broad swipe at right-wing rivals, telling the Labor Party faithful they are only interested in airing grievances.

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Antigua and Barbuda prime minister wins fourth consecutive term in snap election

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has led the Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party to a fourth consecutive electoral victory

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Queensland MP Jimmy Sullivan Found Dead At His Brisbane Home

Queensland MP Jimmy Sullivan has been found dead at his home in Brisbane. Police say his death is not being treated as suspicious.

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The Greens’ election review flew under the radar. Here’s what it said

The 2025 Australian federal election was defined by its many shock results, from the Labor Party’s thumping victory to the Liberals’ considerable losses.

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Labor is set for a big win in the South Australian election. But will One Nation cause ructions?

South Australians head to the polls on March 21, with Premier Peter Malinauskas’s Labor Party on track to win by a landslide.

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Netherlands national elections 2025: The results in pictures

The Netherlands national elections 2025 in pictures

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Wilders, Timmermans are among the leaders of the key parties in Dutch election

The Dutch election for all 150 seats in the lower Second Chamber of parliament is forecast to be a close race between Geert Wilders' populist Party for Freedom and the center-left bloc of the Labor Party and Green Left

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Pro-Palestine MP's 'authoritarian' Labor spray rejected

A Labor premier says a sidelined MP's claims of bullying in a scathing attack on the party's leadership was an ordinary feature of typically secret discussions.

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Australia is in the firing line of Trump’s looming ‘revenge tax’. It’s a fight we’re unlikely to win

The Australian Labor Party just won an election victory for the ages. Now, it may be forced to walk back one of the key achievements of its first term.

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Industry must step up to fund research: Shorten

Australian industry has been urged to pull its weight and spend more money on research and development by former Labor Party leader Bill Shorten.

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Australian prime minister names new Cabinet that drops Israel critic

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his new Cabinet

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Australian Greens Chief Loses His Own Seat

Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt conceded the loss of his own parliamentary seat Thursday, blaming a flood of votes that swept to the triumphant Labor Party.

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Monday briefing: How Australia became the second nation in a week to reject the Trumpist right

In today’s newsletter: The Australian election saw a remarkable comeback for Anthony Albanese’s Labor party – and a crushing defeat for Peter Dutton and the Liberal-led Coalition

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5 huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver

Australians have returned an expanded Labor Party to government alongside a suite of climate-progressive independents. Meanwhile, the Coalition – which promoted nuclear energy and a slower renewables transition – suffered a historic defeat.

International Business Times

Victorious Australian PM Holds 'Warm' Chat With Trump

Australia's prime minister said Monday he held a "warm" conversation with Donald Trump, days after storming to an election victory partly shaped by voters' distrust of the US president.

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Australian PM Basks In Win, Vows 'Orderly' Government

Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a "disciplined, orderly" government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil.

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Australia PM Anthony Albanese wins second three-year term

Labor Party leader becomes the first Australian prime minister to win second consecutive three-year term in two decades.

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Anthony Albanese: Australia's Dog-loving, Tory Fighting PM

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a craft beer afficionado who loves "fighting Tories", clawing his way to the nation's highest office from hardscrabble blue-collar beginnings.

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Trump May Have Aided Australian PM's Election Victory: Analysts

Donald Trump's stinging trade tariffs may have helped Australia's left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding election victory Saturday, analysts say.

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Australian PM Calls General Election For May 3

Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.

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Labor Party to Debate Petition Demanding Major Raise of Personal Income Allowance

The Labor Party government is set to debate a petition calling for a significant increase in the income tax personal allowance—from the current £12,570 to £20,000.

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Mystery money for MPs shines light on 'dark' donations

Independents want greater transparency into who is bankrolling political parties, with the origins of almost half of donations a mystery.

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View from The Hill: ‘identity politics’ has challenged the Labor Party to define its identity

Saturday’s Queensland result provides the latest evidence of the dual tugs on the modern Labor Party, coming from its different constituencies.

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