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Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus, left, and President Michele O'Neil, right, at Parliament House in Canberra in August 2023.

AustraliaComments‘Honour to serve’: ACTU bosses announce shock resignations

The ACTU’s high-profile secretary and president have signalled the end of eight years together leading the powerful union.

Katherine Kraayvanger

ALP national secretary Paul Erickson’s sensible and practical assessment came as Liberal party figures continue to scrap publicly over how best to grapple with the surge in Pauline Hanson’s rival conservative movement.

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Labor readies for war against One Nation-Liberal coalition

In a rare public appearance, the mastermind of Labor’s election wins in 2022 and 2025 has declared his party’s next contest will be as much about fighting One Nation as its traditional Coalition opponents.

Andrew Greene

Pat Gorman

Federal PoliticsVideo‘Special relationship’: Pat Gorman’s China pitch

Patrick Gorman has praised WA’s ‘special relationship’ with China as diplomatic tensions continue to simmer over Beijing’s recent missile test and Taiwan’s push to establish a new trade office in Perth.

Andrew Greene

A Jewish group has accused the Australian Bureau of Statistics of diminishing the presence of their community in the upcoming Census by failing to include a tick box for Judaism in the religion section.

Federal PoliticsVideoCensus accused of downplaying existence of Judaism

The Australian Jewish Association has accused the organisers of the upcoming Census of downplaying the existence of Judaism.

Stephen Johnson

Mr Albanese had claimed he wasn’t aware of Phillip Dong Fang Lee’s legal troubles

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsPM accused of dodging billionaire donor dinner questions

Angus Taylor and Pauline Hanson have accused Anthony Albanese of refusing to answer key questions about a fundraising dinner at the $40 million harbour-side mansion.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan alongside Victorian Deputy Premier Ben Carroll in April.

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Facing election loss, Vic Labor considers dumping Premier

A party source said MPs from Premier Jacinta Allan’s left faction were defecting to right-wing challenger Ben Carroll

Aaron Patrick

Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain.

PoliticsVideoCommentsMcBain declares alert test success after 94 per cent result

RECAP: The Federal Government has declared the first nationwide Oz Alert test a success, with 94 per cent of targeted towers broadcasting the emergency message.

Kimberley Braddish and Madeline Cove

PM urged to return billionaire donation.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsPM urged to repay controversial billionaire donation

Anthony Albanese is facing fresh pressure after attending a luxury Point Piper fundraiser, with Matt Canavan calling on Labor to return the controversial donation.

Madeline Cove

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is facing criticism over comments she made about domestic violence. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

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One Nation has got the Labor Party spooked

Bearing in mind the margin for error and possibilities of poll fluctuations both ways, it remains clear One Nation has not gone away.

The PM has awkwardly skirted around questions about his attendance at a private Labor fundraising dinner hosted at wealthy businessman’s mansion, refusing to directly address the event.

Federal PoliticsComments‘Not aware’: Awkward Albo squirms under fundraiser scrutiny

The PM has awkwardly skirted around questions about his attendance at a private Labor fundraising dinner hosted at a wealthy businessman’s mansion, refusing to directly address the event.

Chloe Maher

Anthony Albanese has vowed to raise Australia’s objections to Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs ‘at every level’, declaring the measure as ;unjustified’.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM vows to fight ‘unjustified’ tariffs ‘at every level’

Anthony Albanese has vowed to raise Australia’s objections to Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs ‘at every level’, declaring the measure as ‘unjustified’.

Chloe Maher

Will National Party MP Lachlan Hunter put on a blue cap and campaign for the Liberals in Secret Harbour?

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Nats can’t be Coalition chumps in Secret Harbour fight

Aren’t the WA Nationals a different mob these days? If recent developments in the Secret Harbour by-election are anything to go by, gone are the days when they went to electoral war with their Liberal cousins.

Joe Spagnolo

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

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First-homebuyers face nightmare as market cools off

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

Joe Spagnolo

Anthony Albanese has attempted to laugh off his escalator mishap at Labor’s 50th National Conference as he tied up loose ends on the tightly controlled gathering of party faithful in Adelaide.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsAlbo laughs off escalator slip at ‘robotic’ ALP lovefest

The Prime Minister attempted to brush off the viral moment which prompted a frustrated ‘for f**ks sake’ by linking it to Mark Latham’s infamous ‘ladder of opportunity political slogan. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

HMAS Parramatta arrives at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia.

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‘Failure’: Watchdog handballed corruption case to Defence

The West Australian can reveal Defence initially referred the matter to the National Anti-Corruption Commission and sources claim the agency instead referred it back to the Department for possible prosecution.

Andrew Greene

Anthony Albanese will be in WA twice before the Secret Harbour by-election, but is unlikely to visit the electorate during his visits.

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumAlbo to skip Secret Harbour amid by-election battle

‘On the nose’: Anthony Albanese will be in WA this week, but he won’t be heading to Secret Harbour where Labor is in the fight of its life against One Nation.

Joe Spagnolo

Richard Marles has characterised China as Australia’s ‘largest security anxiety’ while arguing the government must continue engaging with Beijing despite ongoing strategic tensions. 

Federal PoliticsComments‘Largest security anxiety’: Marles’ stark warning on China

Richard Marles has characterised China as Australia’s ‘largest security anxiety’ during a speech at the third and final day of Labor’s National Conference in Adelaide. 

Caitlyn Rintoul and Chloe Maher

While backbencher Ed Husic had agitated for an Israel-Palestine resolution which called for stronger language including ‘genocide’, the debate had been muted by Saturday morning when their chapter on foreign and defence policy kicked off. 

PoliticsCommentsLabor quashes any chance of dissent on Middle East conflict

Labor has managed to tightly control their three-day national conference in Adelaide, ironing out an anticipated heated debate on the Middle East conflict. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Murray Watt and Anthony Albanese at the ALP national conference.

Federal PoliticsCommentsLabor conference becomes exercise in just agreeing to agree

MICHELLE GRATTAN: The ALP’s conference’s economic debate proceeded with the emphasis on speed and unity. No one spoke against any of the many amendments.

Niall Mc Ilroy

Richard Marles at Osborne Naval Shipyard.

DefencePremiumMarles insists military trial ‘appropriate’ for navy case

The Defence Minister insists a military trial is the ‘appropriate’ way to prosecute a senior navy figure over charges involving lucrative contracts despite concerns from officials about a lack of transparency.

Andrew Greene

A radical motion at Labor’s national conference designed to pressure Anthony Albanese to recall Australian representatives from Tel Aviv has reopened a bitter divide within the party on Palestine. Pictured: Anthony Albanese.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsLabor seeks Israel amendment on last day of conference

A motion at Labor’s national conference designed to pressure Anthony Albanese to recall Australian representatives from Tel Aviv has reopened a bitter divide within the party on Palestine.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces a Fair Work Court in Adelaide this week.

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Why is Anthony Albanese creating a workers’ court?

Employers are asking if the Labor Prime Minister’s plan to hire judges for an industrial relations court is a solution looking for a problem.

Aaron Patrick

Australia could potentially escape Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs by changing Australian law on imported goods

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsHow Australia could escape Trump’s new tariffs

Australia could potentially escape Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs by changing Australian law on imported goods made with slave labour, a leading trade expert says.

Stephen Johnson

Environment Minister Murray Watt addresses the 50th National Labor Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Thursday.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWoodside denied ‘any effect’ of gas plant on ancient art

The Federal Environment Minister has defended his decision to let the North West Shelf run for decades longer, denying he was captive to the energy giant’s wishes as it downplayed the operation’s impact.

Rebecca Le May