The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Vance's Anti-Fraud Pledge Goes Nationwide — Cabinet, Governors & Congress All Sign On

VP Vance's six-point anti-fraud pledge draws Cabinet officers, 22 governors & dozens of prosecutors. Here's what the $260B coalition commits to.

Latin Times · Oct 17

Labor and the Coalition need the Indian diaspora vote, but the immigration debate has many feeling bruised

While Victorian Labor holds a marginal lead with Australia’s largest migrant group, many feel politicians only offer platitudes

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17

Rivals car-pool with election toll road pledges

A state Labor government has been accused of stealing from the opposition playbook with a pledge to cap tolls at $30 a week if it wins an upcoming election.

AAP · Oct 17

Exclusive Brethren head denies knowing church members were volunteering for Liberal party during 2025 election

Bruce Hales also denies church was a cult while son tells parliamentary committee it was ‘a bit rough’ being labelled as such

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16

One Nation pitches pro-family policy amid abortion stir

Pregnant women's hospital costs would be paid for by a One Nation government, as the party distances itself from abortion policies amid statewide debate.

AAP · Oct 16

Labor announces election pledge to cut state debt

A state government has announced a plan to cut public debt by $11 billion over the next 10 years in a pitch to voters ahead of March's NSW election.

AAP · Oct 15

Queensland’s LNP has trodden softly in government. It’s now baring its teeth over the power to break up workers’ strikes

The controversial legislation may end up placing large sections of its suburban support – critical to the party’s lead in the polls – on the bonfire

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15

Grattan on Friday: Labor will need yet another budget backtrack to resurrect some of its health rebate cut

The ins and outs of some of the seemingly endless fights over the Albanese government’s budget measures are often arcane or difficult for many people to easily understand.

The Conversation · Oct 15

Australia’s ‘digital duty of care’ was just introduced to parliament. So what’s in the bill?

Communications Minister Anika Wells has introduced Labor’s digital duty of care bill into parliament. The legislation amends the Online Safety Act, designed to protect Australians from online harm.

The Conversation · Oct 15

Labor defends power to deploy online 'sock puppets'

New laws will not let the government deliberately disseminate lies for the purposes of testing social media platforms, Labor says.

AAP · Oct 15