The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Will Labor or the Coalition have the guts to reverse ‘the worst public policy decision’ of the century? Don’t be daft

The Productivity Commission has picked apart Scott Morrison’s 2018 GST deal that gives Western Australia an outsized share of revenue. But there is no prospect of government action

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14

Heart, smarts and pragmatism: why health minister Mark Butler is suddenly a contender as a future PM

Cabinet colleagues say the veteran politician’s carriage of the NDIS firestorm shows his political judgement and collaborative style

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14

With NDIS changes set to pass, here’s who bears the cost of making it ‘sustainable’

Legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could be be passed as early as next week, after a Labor-led Senate committee today recommended the bill be passed.

The Conversation · Aug 14

Bet365 apologises after children wear gambling logos in charity race – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

'Too far, too fast': alarm as NDIS revamp moves closer

An inquiry report recommending multibillion-dollar cuts to the national disability fund go ahead is being tempered by widespread warnings over the shake-up

AAP · Aug 13

Tech giants unaware how many children on social media

Social media conglomerates have been asked about their failure to comply with Australia's social media ban and been unable to answer a particular question.

AAP · Aug 13

Victorian Liberals want a weekly red bin collection. Is it a wheelie good idea or a load of rubbish?

Fortnightly household waste collections are increasingly considered best practice – but the leader of the opposition argues they’re ‘disgusting’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

‘Melancholic fantasy’: Wong escalates Labor rhetoric against Hanson, condemning ‘monoculture’ comment

Foreign affairs minister and first Asian-Australian to serve in federal cabinet to use Lowy Institute address to criticise politicians stoking racial divisions

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

Grattan on Friday: Albanese doesn’t believe in admitting he’s stuffed up, and it costs him

How unfortunate that Peter Malinauskas says he is not interested in running for federal politics. This week once again showed the South Australian premier’s class on the policy front when, after a fact-finding visit to the United States, he announced a state royal commission into Artificial Intelligence.

The Conversation · Aug 13

Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal

Rio Tinto makes power supply deal with federal and NSW government to cut emissions and decarbonise, preventing potential closure

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13