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The rise of Australia’s working poor

Charities like Foodbank have reported an increase of people they call ‘working poor’ seeking food hampers because the cost of living is so high they can’t afford their groceries.

Annabel Hennessy

Annabel Hennessy

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Political bravery needed to burst the housing bubble

The fact someone raised in public housing has been named PM shows how crucial a stable home is to an individual’s life trajectory. Let’s hope his personal experience inspires political bravery on this issue.

Annabel Hennessy

Annabel Hennessy

‘It’s time’CommentsPremiumNursing union boss Mark Olson quits amid controversy

Australian Nursing Federation secretary Mark Olson has denied a string of high-profile inappropriate workplace behaviour accusations have led him to resign after 24 years in the role.

Michael Traill & Annabel Hennessy

remarkable journeyCommentsPremiumHow personal heartache inspired WA’s potential sixth Senator

Sitting by her father’s bedside as she watched him battle leukaemia, Fatima Payman’s mind was consumed with thoughts of the sacrifices he had made for his family as a refugee who fled the Taliban.

Annabel Hennessy

Businesses falling behind CommentsPremiumIndigenous disparity laid bare in worrying job data

Some of Australia’s biggest businesses are falling behind when it comes to recruiting Indigenous people and promoting them to senior roles, according to data made public for the first time.

Annabel Hennessy

It’s officialVideoCommentsAnthony Albanese sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister

Australia’s 31st Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially been sworn in, alongside the country’s new Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Annabel Hennessy

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The West Australian exclusive
‘Political misjudgment’ CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Wage debate helped turn campaign, says senior ALP MP

Labor’s likely industrial relations minister Tony Burke says Scott Morrison ‘misread’ the debate around raising the minimum wage making it a ‘pivotal moment’ that changed the whole election campaign.

Annabel Hennessy

Race to be PMVideoCommentsPremium‘We’re better than that’: Albo’s promise ‘to unite Aus’

Anthony Albanese has given a call for unity, saying he hopes to see less division if he is elected prime minister.

Annabel Hennessy

TV blitzComments‘Give me a crack’: Albo tells country to ditch ‘risky’ Libs

Anthony Albanese has declared the current Government is ‘more risky’ and that’s why voters should ‘give Labor a crack’.

Annabel Hennessy

Heated interviewAlbo slams journalists for their ‘nonsense’ during campaign

Anthony Albanese says there has been some ‘nonsense’ from journalists during the Federal election campaign which is putting people off politics.

Annabel Hennessy

Distancing claims deniedPremiumContentious MP has ‘no view’ about PM as leader if he loses

Bridget Archer - the Liberal MP who gained national attention for crossing the floor on key votes - says she ‘doesn’t have a view’ on whether Scott Morrison should remain leader if he loses the election.

Annabel Hennessy

Vote of confidenceCommentsPremiumJulia Gillard says Albanese will be a ‘better PM for women’

Julia Gillard has issued a plea for women to vote for Anthony Albanese saying she was confident if elected he would lead ‘a Government for Australian women’.

Annabel Hennessy