The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Dutton names crossbenchers who could help him clinch minority government as poll puts Coalition ahead of Labor

Opposition leader says he will talk to three MPs as YouGov poll predicts Coalition winning 73 seats to Labor’s 66 at upcoming federal election

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025

View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies

With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2025

Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Modelling shows Labor is set to be the first federal government in almost a century to lose an election after one term, with more than a dozen seats at risk.

AAP · Feb 16, 2025

Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting a coalition wave in outer suburbs.

AAP · Feb 15, 2025

Food supply at risk as growers look to greener pastures

Many vegetable growers ponder quitting as production costs rise and farmgate prices remain paltry, with the industry warning an exodus would risk food supply.

AAP · Feb 14, 2025

Australia 'cannot dumb its way to greatness': Shorten

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has started his new role as the University of Canberra's vice-chancellor, outlining his vision during tough times.

AAP · Feb 14, 2025

Labor admits trust damaged after surviving voter revolt

The Liberals have fallen short of a by-election upset in a traditional Labor stronghold after voters took a sledgehammer to the 10-year-old state government.

AAP · Feb 14, 2025

Independents seize on 'unfair' deal to boost campaign

David Pocock is going on tour to visit other independent candidates challenging major party MPs after electoral changes he brands as unfair were rammed through.

AAP · Feb 14, 2025

Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.

AAP · Feb 13, 2025

NSW Labor accused of trying to ‘redesign’ a mental health system with no psychiatrists

Patient care compromised by closing beds and shifting workload to less qualified staff, motion claims

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2025