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Labor is on the attack over PM’s ambiguous stance on changing better-off-overall test in omnibus bill

Both parties renew a debate over industrial relations, with the Coalition vowing to double the fines imposed on unions that break the law and Labor arguing the Coalition's proposed changes to penalty rates and overtime will leave some workers worse off.

The election, climate change and coal

South Australian Liberal leader David Speirs says past criticism of his Murray-Darling Basin dealings will not affect his vote in areas that rely on a healthy Murray River.

A Liberal Party election pitch to start work on a major infrastructure project in a marginal seat has been criticised by Labor as a "con job".

A new study has confirmed two-thirds of young Aussies can’t see homeownership in their futures due to surging house prices and tell me something I don’t know. Experts said young people have given up on the idea of buying a house because, surprise surprise, neither major party is going to…

The single most important measure in Australian election polls is the two-party preferred vote (2PP). It captures the two central characteristics of Australian House of Representatives elections: that it is a preferential voting system, in which the flow of preferences can be crucial in determining who wins a seat; and…

A Labor government will not sign an agreement to phase out coal use but the opposition leader says Australia could still be chosen to host climate conferences.

They've been labelled the "teal independents" — a group of mostly female candidates taking on mostly male Liberal MPs in some of Australia's wealthiest electorates. This is how they could impact the federal election.

AEU president backed funding announcement but criticised lack of timeline, while noting Coalition had offered ‘nothing at all’

Shadow defence minister Brendan O’Connor says cancellation of $1.3bn SkyGuardian program demands explanation