The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Australian government seeks urgent legal advice on double dissolution over housing bill standoff

Labor used question time to pile pressure on the Greens, accusing them of caring more about retweets than rentals

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2023

NSW to urgently consider retrofitting and enforcing seatbelts on buses after deadly Hunter Valley crash

Minns government asks taskforce to examine enforcement of laws but experts say making drivers legally responsible will be difficult

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2023

Daniel Andrews refuses to apologise for calling Liberal MP Cindy McLeish a ‘halfwit grub’

Victorian premier says his comment in parliament was in defence of Labor MP Kat Theophanous

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2023

Proposed spending and donations caps may at last bring genuine reform to national election rules

Money in electoral politics is like salt in the human body. Essential for activity – but too much imperils the heart.

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2023

All options on table as housing fund held up in Senate

Labor could shelve a key election promise - legislating a $10 billion housing fund - after the Greens successfully had it delayed until October.

The New Daily · Jun 20, 2023

'Juvenile': PM seeks advice as housing policy stalls

The prime minister says the government is seeking advice on the triggers required for a double dissolution after the Greens delayed a key housing bill.

AAP · Jun 20, 2023

Leak of Brittany Higgins texts likely ‘not legal’ and may deter women from speaking up, Albanese warns

Prime minister says coverage and commentary that followed leaked texts have been ‘really regrettable’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2023

Push for legal personal marijuana use in NSW, Vic, WA

The Legalise Cannabis Party is poised to introduce bills to decriminalise the drug for personal use in NSW, Victoria and Western Australian parliaments.

AAP · Jun 19, 2023

Paul Bongiorno: Business as usual in Canberra – so much for a kinder, gentler politics

Winston Churchill once observed that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried”.

The New Daily · Jun 19, 2023

'Tough choices' for NSW amid per-capita recession worry

NSW families are being warned about tough decisions that must be made on government spending as inflation bites the country's largest employer.

AAP · Jun 19, 2023