The Latest Breaking News from Labor

NSW Labor commits to treaty consultations with Indigenous community if elected in March

NSW Labor vows to start the year-long process after the Voice referendum and will go ahead regardless of the referendum outcome.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2023

NT Police confirm Todd Tavern liquor licence suspended over alleged domestic violence amid Alice Springs crime spike

The two busiest bottle shops in Alice Springs will be shut this weekend as the town grapples with an ongoing crisis of alcohol-fuelled violence and crime.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2023

NSW Labor to consult on Indigenous treaty

Opposition Leader Chris Minns says his party will spend $5 million on a 12-month consultation process on a treaty with NSW's First Nations communities.

AAP · Jan 20, 2023

NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour withdraws from election after media report about overseas expense claim

Canterbury Bankstown mayor had recently been cleared of allegations made by a former Labor MP in parliament

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2023

NSW Labor candidate Asfour out of race

Local councillors could be banned from spending taxpayer cash on clothes after revelations sunk the aspirations of upper house candidate Khal Asfour.

AAP · Jan 19, 2023

NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour steps down claiming 'vicious smear campaign' against him

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour steps down as a NSW Labor candidate for the upper house due to what he describes as a "vicious smear campaign" against him.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Hobart's proposed AFL stadium says project would deliver $306m loss over 20 years, analysis says

A new estimate suggests Hobart's proposed AFL stadium could lose about $300 million over 20 years — but Tasmania's premier says it will be an economic and cultural boon for the state.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

New Zealand in Shock as Jacinda Ardern Says She’s Stepping Down as PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had "no more in the tank" to continue leading the country and would leave office no later than early February and not seek re-election. Ardern, holding back tears, said that it had been a tough five and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023

NSW Labor promises to create Great Koala National Park on Mid North Coast if elected

NSW Labor is going to the state election with an $80 million plan to create a Great Koala National Park, which they say will protect 20 per cent of the state's koala population.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Jacinda Ardern announces resignation as New Zealand prime minister — as it happened

Anthony Albanese says Jacinda Ardern has "demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities" following her resignation as New Zealand PM — as it happened.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023