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Andrew Leigh calls out how Labor's factional 'duopoly' is undermining the party

Andrew Leigh, an assistant minister in the Albanese government, has launched a swingeing attack on the stranglehold the factional “duopoly” has on the Labor Party.

The Conversation

Vale Simon Crean: a true believer in the Labor Party

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

The Conversation

Jim Chalmers wants a truly independent RBA. He should be careful what he wishes for

Might Jim Chalmers have forgotten Labor Party history?

The Conversation

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'We haven't got anybody': new research reveals how major parties are dying in remote Australia

On the eve of the 2019 federal election, a Labor Party politician made a panicked phone call to someone they knew in Kununurra, a remote town of over 5,000 people in Western Australia. As the person later recalled to us during an interview for our research, the conversation went something…

The Conversation

Keating warns of Labor backlash on nuclear subs

Support for the expensive acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines from the US has stained Labor's foreign policy record, Paul Keating says.

The New Daily

Paul Keating brands Albanese’s AUKUS move a Labor betrayal

Paul Keating says support for nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS agreement is the Labor party’s worst decision for a century

The New Daily

Dominic Perrottet lashes out at Hills Shire Council inquiry focus on his brothers

Dominic Perrottet becomes fiery under questioning about his brothers' absence from a parliamentary inquiry into alleged impropriety on the Hills Shire Council.

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Are chemtrails being used to vaccinate Australians secretly against COVID-19? CheckMate investigates

A decade-old claim suggesting Australia has approved vaccines administered "via air" has resurfaced with a COVID-19 twist.

ABC News

As the Liberal-National Coalition marks its 100th birthday, will it survive for many more?

This week marks one hundred years of the federal coalition between the Liberal and National parties, the most successful governing partnership in Australian history.

The Conversation

Alannah MacTiernan has not officially retired, but her exit is already causing Labor headaches

A quirk of WA's electoral system means outgoing Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan's replacement in state parliament might come from an unlikely place.

ABC News

Labor government called out on key election commitments on refugees and housing on Q+A

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and the government are accused of political grandstanding over their election commitment on refugee visas, during a fiery Q+A.

ABC News

Barnaby Joyce says Labor hasn't released the wording to enshrine the Voice to Parliament in the constitution. Is that correct?

Barnaby Joyce says Labor has not released the detail of the wording change to the constitution for the Voice to Parliament. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Thousands protest ‘invasion’ on divisive Australia holiday

Australians rally in support of Indigenous rights on the anniversary of the day the British colonial fleet arrived.

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NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour steps down claiming 'vicious smear campaign' against him

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour steps down as a NSW Labor candidate for the upper house due to what he describes as a "vicious smear campaign" against him.

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Labor 'too woke' for turncoat NSW MP

Former member of the NSW Labor Party and incumbent Bankstown MP, Tania Mihailuk will join One Nation ahead of the March state election.

The New Daily

The honeymoon is over, baby

Anthony Albanese has made progress during his political honeymoon, but in 2023 he will have to show Australians why he was worth their vote.

AAP

Final funds to election winners and losers

The elections watchdog has paid back nearly $76 million to eligible political parties and candidates at the 2022 federal election.

Newcastle Herald

Barrister and journalist Stephen Ryan to take on Greg Piper in Lake Macquarie

Labor picks barrister to take on Greg Piper

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Australia’s Albanese to meet gas lobby over price cap concerns

Australian leader is aiming to pass legislation this week imposing caps on wholesale gas and coal prices.

AAP

Labor admits to federal election mistakes

Anthony Albanese guided Labor to victory at the federal election but a post-mortem review has identified several areas where the party could have done better.

The Conversation

How Dan Andrews pulled off one of the most remarkable victories in modern politics

As the 2022 Victorian election campaign moved into its final days late last week, the consensus within the major parties, various community independent candidates, new little parties furious about lockdowns, and the mainstream media was that the election was a referendum on the premier, Daniel Andrews.

Tribune News Service

Australia’s COVID-zero strongman predicted to win state election

One of the biggest advocates of Australia’s COVID-19 lockdowns is set to be reelected in the state of Victoria on Saturday, a vindication for the center-left Labor Party after a term dominated by controversy over its handling of the pandemic.

ABC News

Victorian election result sees Daniel Andrews and Labor return to majority government

Premier Daniel Andrews declares victory for Labor in his third-straight election win as leader, saying "hope always defeats hate".

ABC News

As nurses strike, WA's Industrial Relation Commission faces its biggest challenge in years

WA's Industrial Relations Commission resolves disputes in the workplace, but it now runs the risk of being a toothless tiger as WA's nurses flatly ignored its orders and started a strike.

ABC News

Labor and Liberals promise hundreds of millions in funding as more controversy strikes campaign trail

The Victorian Liberal Party is standing by a candidate who has apologised for his comments on treaty and abortion, as the parties fill their last week of campaigning with more pledges.

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