The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Whatever fate awaits Annastacia Palaszczuk over the coming weeks, Queensland’s 39th – and only the second woman – premier will never lose her standing in the Australian Labor pantheon.

The federal government has struck a new deal with most of the states in the nation’s largest river system. The agreement, announced last week, extends the $13 billion 2012 Murray-Darling Basin Plan to rebalance water allocated to the environment, irrigators and other uses.

Thank goodness for Senate committees. This week, they’ve proved, yet again, to be worth their weight in accountability gold.

Labor and the Liberals voted together to defeat the 'political stunt'.

Workplace relations minister says the minimal impact on consumers is a small price to pay for improving rider safety

Secretary Josh Murray tells parliamentary inquiry he made all required disclosures as he detailed more party donations

The Greens leader said it should have been taken to the election.

Electrical Trades Union boss Troy Gray says campaign to continue the activity will now expand

The government is expected to support a Labor backbencher's proposed law.