The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Former state Liberal minister Andrew Constance has called for a recount of the vote in the electorate of Gilmore just as the result was about to be declared.

Like former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton found party stardom in the immigration portfolio. The two men’s contest for the leadership back in 2018 wasn’t the result of any huge demand for change among voters. It happened because they were popular within the Liberal Party’s base, or at least…

A few weeks before his election victory, Anthony Albanese made an important speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He talked of “socially inclusive growth – the kind of growth that is only possible with economic reform that lifts productivity”.

Claims that the Morrison government's defeat marks the end of an era of divisive politics and the birth of a newer more inclusive one are premature.

The South Australian government denies accusations of pork barrelling over more than $84 million for local sports grants, almost all of which was allocated to Labor-held seats.

As the Albanese government works on getting legislation ready for its highly anticipated corruption watchdog, calls are growing for it to boost protections for whistleblowers and drop criminal prosecutions against Richard Boyle, David McBride and Bernard Collaery, and to advocate for Julian Assange.

The ACT's opposition has heaped renewed pressure on the government over the contracts.

More than 300 Sri Lankans have tried to get to Australia in the past few weeks as the country's economic crisis has worsened, with people smugglers claiming those on board will be allowed into the country under the new Labor government.

Former Wallaby David Pocock has become the ACT's newest senator, securing the territory's second spot in the upper house.