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Risk-averse voters want caution and visible reform. Can Albanese deliver both?

As citizens, we decide whether governments deserve to be rewarded, punished or replaced – often with imperfect information. The First Albanese Government offers a clear‑eyed account, as Labor proceeds through its second term, of its first: the reforms, missteps and limits.

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Premier's offer as One Nation breaks through at polls

As One Nation secures its first lower house seat outside of its heartland, a re-elected premier says he's focused on bringing people together.

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As Labor faces pressure to respond boldly to oil shock, it needs to find more unconventional levers to pull

Leveraging Australian gas exports to ensure we get oil in return is among the offbeat ideas we could be hearing more about

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One Nation wins at least one SA seat as Liberals consider ‘sobering lessons’ from election defeat

Labor’s Peter Malinauskas secures at least 32 seats while Pauline Hanson’s party outpolls Liberals and could become de facto opposition

The Guardian - AU

One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics

The tectonic plates of South Australian politics have fundamentally shifted. Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government has won a second term with a landslide win. The final count should see Labor win around 33 seats in the 47 seat House of Assembly. This result dwarfs the Labor “Rann-slide” of 2006.

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PM's veiled message after One Nation election surge

Pauline Hanson's anti-immigration party has achieved its best election result since 1998, sending shockwaves through the ranks of its conservative rivals.

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The Iran crisis is hurting Australians’ hip pockets and driving inflation. It’s time for a windfall fossil fuel tax

The political and economic fallout provides an opportunity for the Albanese government to finally get with the program

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$'New normal': rampant Labor masks fractured politics$

'New normal': rampant Labor masks fractured politics

A landslide Labor win with a surging One Nation and shrinking Liberal vote is symbolic of a shifting landscape in Australian politics, analysts say.

AAP

Labor easily wins South Australian election with One Nation beating Liberals into second on primary votes

With 34% of enrolled voters counted for today’s South Australian state election, The Poll Bludger’s results have Labor winning 31 of the 47 lower house seats, the Liberals four, One Nation one and independents one, with ten still in some doubt. This is already a majority for Labor.

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Labor clinches second term as One Nation surges at poll

Labor has stormed to a huge win in South Australia, as One Nation hopes its historic second placing translates into seats.

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South Australia election 2026: Labor heads for a win, the Liberals a battering and One Nation a test of surging support

In an odd campaign Peter Malinauskas mocks Pauline Hanson’s anti-immigration stance and she finger-wags back. But how will her rise in the polls translate to the ballot box?

The Guardian - AU

National eyes on election where there is a second prize

Intense political interest is focused on which party can secure second place in a state election in which almost half of voters have already cast their ballots.

AAP

One Nation forecast to become federal opposition: poll

A new poll has shown the coalition slipping to as low as nine seats in federal parliament as One Nation surges in support among voters.

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Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals

The South Australian state election is Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. The 47 lower house seats will be elected in single-member electorates using preferential voting.

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NSW will continue to greenlight coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency

Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years

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Grattan on Friday: Chalmers is trying to make economic uncertainty a springboard for reform

When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what’s done on things like the capital gains tax discount will be a matter for cabinet.

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Premier turns up the heat on 'pretender' One Nation

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been derided as a hypocrite by a premier responding to the party's surge in opinion polls ahead of a state election.

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Labor figure's accused killer beats bail booze reading

Labor strategist Tim Picton's accused killer remains on bail after prosecutors withdrew a bid to revoke it over alcohol consumption.

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A ‘few scallywags’ gossiping or a premier under threat? Inside Labor’s push to ditch Jacinta Allan

More than a dozen Victorian Labor sources, including ministers and factional powerbrokers, confirm move for leadership change

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'Scallywags' rebuked over Labor leadership 'drive-by'

A state premier says Labor figures discussing a pre-election leadership change in the shadows are a "few scallywags" in need of a cuddle.

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Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Witnesses to construction-sector criminality continue to be scared into silence as a state government blocks expanded powers for the corruption watchdog.

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Treasurer softens up voters for 'hard decisions' on tax

The government will warn of a hit to economic growth and Australia's productivity performance in the upcoming budget, raising the stakes for ambitious reform.

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Leaders clash but absent One Nation looms large

A state liberal leader has come out guns blazing in the final debate before a state election, despite opinion polls showing her party facing an historic loss.

The Guardian - AU

As South Australia’s Liberals struggle to stay in the fight, will their preferences usher in One Nation?

Putting Pauline Hanson’s party above Labor on how-to-vote cards is a gamble for Ashton Hurn’s leadership, with the Liberals facing potential eclipse

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Investor tax-break cuts no 'silver bullet' for housing

Winding back the capital gains tax discount could reduce property prices by about four per cent, compared to what they would be under a no-change scenario.

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