Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Snap national cabinet meeting to be held after calls for COVID-19 pandemic leave payments to be reinstated

Anthony Albanese will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday as the federal government faces calls to reinstate the pandemic leave disaster payment amid surging COVID-19 cases.

ABC News

Barilaro inquiry a 'huge scandal': Labor

Findings from an inquiry into John Barilaro's appointment to a lucrative overseas trade role are a "huge scandal", NSW Labor says.

AAP

Labor promised a new committee of 15 young people to guide policy. So who gets picked, and how?

The federal government has announced Anne Aly is Australia’s new minister for youth. This will restore youth consultation to government decision-making after the abolition in 2013 of the Youth Advisory Council and the Office for Youth.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

North West Central voters still have no date for by-election to replace Nationals MP Vince Catania

Vince Catania announced his exit from politics more than a month ago, but voters in the seat of North West Central are still weeks away from finding out when they will head to the polls.

ABC News

Morning mail: Covid deaths in aged care, record rents, brutal and brilliant State of Origin decider

Thursday: Almost 100 aged care residents are dying from coronavirus each week. Plus: should Australians cut down on charcuterie?

The Guardian - AU

'Vital piece of evidence' for 10-year domestic violence plan finally sees the light of day after Morrison government delay

A long-awaited report that the Morrison government sat on for months has been released, with experts declaring it a "vital piece of evidence" that will chart the path towards eliminating violence against women and children.

ABC News

We lost the plot on COVID messaging – now governments will have to be bold to get us back on track

Overall, Australian governments managed the first two years of the COVID pandemic well. Border closures and state actions such as lockdowns averted 18,000 deaths in 2020 and 2021.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Albanese just laid out a radical new vision for Australia in the region: clean energy exporter and green manufacturer

Gone are the days when the federal government would cheer on Australia’s fossil fuel exports to the exclusion of all else, while seemingly doing everything in its power to hold back the switch to renewables.

The Conversation

We lost the plot on COVID messaging – now governments must be bold to get us back on track

We are in the grip of a fresh COVID wave, but governments are more reluctant to introduce measures to curb its spread. How did it come to this?

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Labor’s love affair with summits continues

Labor governments love having summits. Hawke had two, Rudd had one and now Albanese is having one. It's down to their bent towards consensus building.

The New Daily

Labor backing fossil fuel projects could scupper Greens support for 43% target

Adam Bandt vows to push Albanese government ‘further and faster’ on emissions reduction

The Guardian - AU

Climate 200: man behind teal MPs warns Labor not to hobble independents with electoral spending cap

Byron Fay says he supports government plan if it doesn’t benefit major parties while hindering political newcomers

The Guardian - AU

Former Labor MP Annabel Digance and husband accused of blackmail granted permission to travel interstate

Annabel and Greg Digance, who are accused of blackmailing the South Australian Premier, are granted permission to travel interstate on the condition they notify the Director of Public Prosecutions and report to police upon return.

ABC News

Two-horse race in regional WA by-election

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

As WA towns transition away from timber and coal, Manjimup and Collie's futures look vastly different

In WA’s south-west, two towns are moving away from their major industries and while residents of one town see a bright future, the other is in limbo.

The Guardian - AU

Breaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal

New agreement to fast-track climate solutions signed as countries underscore need for diversified supply chains

The Conversation

Labor’s renewable target is much more ambitious than it seems. We need the best bang-for-buck policy responses

Earlier today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave his first major climate change speech, touting Australia’s future as a renewable superpower and promising Labor’s ambitious new renewable target would “unlock $52 billion of private sector investment.”

The Conversation

Not just ramps and doorways – disability housing is about choosing where, how and who you live with

Home ownership among young people is falling sharply, while renters face worrying insecurity. Nowhere is this more pronounced than for the 4.4 million Australians living with a disability and, in particular, the 660,000 plus Australians with an intellectual disability.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Sydney news: Inquiry into John Barilaro US trade appointment reveals 'something rotten' in NSW, says Labor

MORNING BRIEFING: The state opposition says there is "something rotten" in the New South Wales government after explosive evidence was given at an inquiry yesterday detailing how John Barilaro was given a plum US Trade Commissioner role after a highly qualified woman had already been offered the role.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Truth in politics – now that would be something

The Albanese government is determined to prevent oligarchs like billionaire miner and developer Clive Palmer from distorting future federal elections.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese’s approval wavering as honeymoon fades

Disapproval of PM’s performance ticks up while 60% think masks should return to stop Covid’s winter spread

The Guardian - AU

Australia ‘doesn’t respond to demands’, Anthony Albanese tells China

PM reacts to Beijing’s four-point advice on improving relations following high-level G20 meeting between the two countries

AAP

Ex-Labor candidate admits lying to IBAC

A former state Labor candidate has admitted lying to Victoria's corruption watchdog over the purpose of more than 700 taxpayer-funded envelopes.

The Conversation

Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states

The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: the Uber files, female voters drift from Coalition, Djokovic takes Wimbledon

Monday: An unprecedented leak has laid bare the inside story of the tech giant. Plus: could positive thinking be making us feel less secure?

1 … 402 403 404 405

People

Annastacia Palaszczuk

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.