The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Labor senators push back against rushed migration laws

Three Labor senators have raised concerns about emergency migration legislation the Albanese government tried to rush through the parliament.

AAP · Apr 2, 2024

Australians urged to have say on supermarket probe

A probe into the supermarket sector will stop accepting submissions on Tuesday, as calls for the government to step in grow.

AAP · Apr 1, 2024

Labor’s proposed changes to water trigger laws could have ‘centuries-long consequences’, environment groups say

Proposal would allow states and territories to make decisions about coal mining and unconventional gas where water resources are affected

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2024

Questions over ALP's detainee 'deportation or jail' law

The Greens are again arguing against Labor's plan for laws aimed at forcing detainees determined not to be refugees back to their home countries.

AAP · Mar 30, 2024

The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2024

Refugees risk being stripped of protection under ‘draconian’ Labor deportation bill, opponents say

Greens immigration spokesperson says bill expands ministerial power to reverse protection findings and deport people previously granted asylum

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2024

Premier bullish on stadium despite unclear parliament

Tasmania's premier is confident stadium plans attached to the state's AFL licence can progress despite an election delivering a hung parliament.

AAP · Mar 28, 2024

Labor pushed to explain rush on new deportation powers

A push to coerce people who refuse to co-operate with their deportation from Australia has been stalled as politicians ask why Labor is trying to rush new laws.

AAP · Mar 28, 2024

Senator quits party to sit as independent – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024

Morning Mail: deportation bill blacklist fears, youth justice looms large in Queensland, Ross River virus warnings

Legislation ‘appalling’, refugee groups say; Labor MPs eye up hardline LNP policy; Easter holidaymakers urged to avoid mosquito bites

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024