The Latest Breaking News from Labor

The Crunch: who’s ahead in Australia’s polls, supermarket prices and Silicon Valley politically split

Guardian Australia launches it's new poll-tracking page. Plus: the gap between climate action and pledges

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024

Labor’s Election Promise To Slash Student Debt By 20%: What You Need To Know

Aussies who owe $27,600 on their HECS / HELP debt — the national average — could see a cut of more than $5,000.

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 4, 2024

'Con job': government flushes hydro energy project

A report says a scrapped pumped hydro scheme proposed by the former Queensland government had no value for money, with costs blowing out to almost $37 billion.

AAP · Nov 3, 2024

PM rallies Labor troops ahead of election showdown

The prime minister has used a key speech to lay out parts of his second-term agenda, with education shaping as an election battleground.

AAP · Nov 3, 2024

To Labor’s Bisma Asif, becoming Queensland’s first Muslim state MP is ‘spectacular but ordinary’

In Asif – a young, brown, overseas-born woman – voters in Sandgate’s northern Brisbane bayside suburbs may see a more accurate reflection of their electorate

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024

Rail, ferries and ports to merge in transport shake-up

Three Tasmania state-owned services companies could be merged in a bid by the minority Liberal government to boost performance and accountability.

AAP · Nov 2, 2024

The Liberal party is 80 years old. But what would Menzies think of Peter Dutton’s divisive negativity?

The purpose of a political party, Menzies believed, was not just to occupy the government benches but to serve the national interest

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024

HECS cut to help fix 'intergenerational unfairness': PM

The federal government has unveiled plans to cut HECS debt by one-fifth for university students if it wins the next election.

AAP · Nov 2, 2024

Right wing surges, abortion resonating as US poll heats

Australia's political class appear stressed about US defence and trade relationships if Donald Trump scoops the presidency, which could also fire up the right.

AAP · Nov 1, 2024

Calls to bring forward PM's plans for student loan help

The prime minister wants to recalibrate Labor's agenda following controversy, pitching student loan help at graduates juggling cost-of-living pressures.

AAP · Nov 1, 2024