The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Graham "Richo" Richardson has died at 76, leaving behind a powerful legacy as a Labor powerbroker and environmental advocate.

Former NSW senator and factional enforcer has died aged 76 after a long period of ill health

John Howard warns the Liberals' constant "internal bickering" will stunt their ability to win back the public as he backs in Sussan Ley's leadership.

Public spending can drive inflation, but from healthcare to education, Australians expect more and better public services – and Labor provided

Tasmania's public service must be cut back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels to help curb ballooning debt, the state's treasurer says.

Local communities will bear the brunt of climate harms caused by new coal mine expansions if tougher approvals are not introduced, a legal expert says.

Exclusive: Guardian Australia reveals carefully crafted profiles of swing voters the government believes will determine next state election

In his just-released memoir, historian and former diplomat Lachlan Strahan recalls being picked up from his Melbourne primary school by a neighbour on November 11 1975, the day Gough Whitlam was sacked as prime minister. His politically active mother “was so upset she didn’t trust herself behind the wheel”.

Australia has been warned its gas exports risk slowing the global energy transition, just weeks after the government approved the country's biggest gas project.