The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Ex-Labor minister Peter Garrett brands AUKUS submarine pact ‘riskiest decision’ any government has made

Former Labor cabinet minister and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has again condemned Australia's security deal with the US and UK

The New Daily · Jun 23, 2023

Afternoon Update: Queensland police violence defended; US Navy likely knew Titan sub imploded; and cheating to satisfy sexual kinks

Police commissioner Katarina Carroll defends officer’s actions as a ‘very effective use of force’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023

Sydney public high schools to go co-ed in Labor shake-up as parents face tough choices

Inner west and south-west suburbs are first priority under state plans but change will come too late for some

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023

Labor under fire from crossbench over $1.5bn stake in Middle Arm industrial precinct

Zali Steggall and David Pocock take aim at government over support of development on Darwin habour which will benefit gas industry

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2023

Labor under pressure to freeze rents as Greens and Coalition back inquiry into housing crisis

Greens urged to back government’s fund as advocates say housing is needed now and politicians need to ‘start taking action’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2023

NSW government accused of bowing to gambling lobby as cashless gaming trial delayed

Trial for 500 poker machines won’t begin on 1 July as planned, with a panel to oversee it yet to be established

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2023

Greens and Coalition unite to refer bill to its own inquiry – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2023

Transparency concerns as vast backlog of Australian MP expense claims unlikely to be cleared until mid-2024

Botched system upgrade has created a vast backlog of MP expense claims that will not be cleared for at least 12 months, documents reveal

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2023

Greens ‘want poverty’: Housing stakes rise and politics turns nasty

But as the costs of the government's delayed housing fund mount, the Parliament was reminiscent of a student council at times on Wednesday.

The New Daily · Jun 21, 2023

Politicians don their finest for Canberra’s night of nights, the Midwinter Ball

The PM will forgo State of Origin when he joins fellow MPs, journalists and the corporate elite for federal politics' night of nights.

The New Daily · Jun 21, 2023