The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Libs, Labor see govt with different glasses a year on

Labor is hailing cost-of-living relief as the basis of a successful first year in government but the opposition says it's been marred by broken promises.

AAP · May 21, 2023

Childcare workers’ union to seek 25% pay rise after Labor budget snub

Sector already in crisis will lose workers to better paid aged care unless there is ‘significant uplift’ in wages, UWU says

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023

Rogue MPs Alexander and Tucker stand with Tasmanian premier to guarantee supply ahead of state budget

Eight days after defecting and plunging Tasmania's Liberal government into minority, two rogue MPs say they'll vote with the party to guarantee supply — but Hobart's AFL stadium, at the centre of their quarrel, will now face scrutiny by an upper house the government doesn't control.

ABC News · May 20, 2023

Albanese urged to take stand against nuclear weapons during G7 summit in Hiroshima

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wants Labor to send a ‘message to the region’ and sign and ratify a treaty to impose a ban on atomic weapons

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

PM announces new sanctions – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023

Morning Mail: late-night pokies warning, deadly Italy floods, Queen’s funeral bill revealed

Two-thirds playing NSW pokies into the morning are problem gamblers or at risk; worst flooding in Italy in 100 years; Queen Elizabeth’s funeral cost $300m

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023

Councillor calls for a Dubbo crime summit but is social media exaggerating the issue?

Despite efforts to draw political attention to the western NSW town, the mayor does not believe data backs up claims of a crime wave, nor does a man who's been filming for social media.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

The sports rorts saga and a ‘stench’ that clung to the Coalition

Sarah Martin’s revelations of blatant pork barrelling helped bring down a federal minister, leading to ‘hyper-vigilance’ at the last election

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023

Grattan on Friday: Albanese governs on softly-softly catchee monkey formula. Would Plibersek or Chalmers have been bolder?

Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?

The Conversation · May 18, 2023

Afternoon Update: Stuart Robert resigns; NSW police allegedly Taser elderly woman; and Montana bans TikTok

The former Coalition government minister’s resignation from parliament will trigger a byelection in the Queensland seat of Fadden

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023