The Latest Breaking News from Labor

The Victorian premier could lose her job just 4 months before a state election. How did it come to this?

After months of rumblings, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan will face a leadership challenge this week, just four months out from a state election.

The Conversation · Jul 27

Who is Ben Carroll, the man who has become Victoria’s new premier?

Carroll, who was elected to parliament in 2012 and says he has always been ambitious, has been sworn in as premier after Jacinta Allan resigned

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27

Police reject proposal to arm private security groups

Allowing certain groups such as Jewish security organisations to carry guns risked the appearance of favouritism, an anti-Semitism inquiry has been told.

AAP · Jul 27

'Pro-Israel forces': union explains conference backdown

Labor powerbrokers believe a show of unity at its conference is a sign of the party's strength, but some members say a lack of debate is damaging long term.

AAP · Jul 26

Australia’s ‘most progressive’ census comes at personal cost to April – but it means their family will finally be counted

August 11’s national census will for the first time include questions about sexual orientation, sex recorded at birth and gender

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26

Albanese at odds with Labor policy which now says telehealth should be allowed for euthanasia consultations

Campaigners say existing federal ban on phone or video calls for assisted dying consultations adversely affects people living in regional Australia

The Guardian - AU · Jul 26

Crossbench to force Labor hand on telehealth euthanasia

Labor will come under pressure to allow Australians to access voluntary assisted dying through telehealth as rival MPs try to force the government's hand.

AAP · Jul 26

‘Socialist’ teachers target eight Victorian Labor MPs including education minister – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 25

One Nation's rise in new heartland a warning to majors

Changing local politics in a newly minted One Nation town offer a sign of what's to come for the rest of the country as the populist party builds support.

AAP · Jul 25

Labor women outnumber men in the caucus. Why are they overlooked as Albanese’s potential successor?

Kate Ellis now heads an all-female executive as women hold a majority in the party room for the first time. But when talk turns to leadership, women barely rate

The Guardian - AU · Jul 25