The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Labor leader Anthony Albanese forced to clarify whether key health pledge formally costed

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has once again been forced to clarify comments he has made on the election campaign trail, hampering efforts to refocus the Labor campaign over the Easter long weekend.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

Liberal candidates accused of ‘plagiarising’ South Australian Labor premier’s campaign ads

ALP claims Michael Sukkar and Rachel Swift both imitated Peter Malinauskas’s ad’s distinctive style from SA state election

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

Never mind the bollocks: Albanese’s non-gaffe on immigration was just media hysteria

Perhaps the Labor leader’s point was confusing to some observers because it was logic, as opposed to a premasticated talking point

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

Are Australia’s unemployment figures cause for celebration or is the devil in the detail?

The last time the jobless rate was this low was November 1974 – but flat wages and job insecurity are still prevalent

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2022

Coalition faces criticism for limiting ‘top-up’ payment to Lismore flood victims only

Extra $350-a-week quietly added to disaster recovery allowance but other northern rivers areas ineligible

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2022

Labor pledges to fund Maitland Hospital MRI licence

Health workers are calling out to both sides of politics for solutions to Australia's staffing shortages.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 14, 2022

Labor no longer committed to republic vote in first term, prioritising Indigenous recognition instead

Federal Labor is no longer committed to holding a vote on whether Australia should become a Republic within its first term of government, instead prioritising a referendum to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022

Prime Minister, your economic superiority claims just don't add up

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Newcastle Herald · Apr 14, 2022

PM security officers out of hospital

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor Leader Anthony Albanese suspended political hostilities on Good Friday, with both attending church services.

AAP · Apr 14, 2022

Q+A panellists call for election to focus on policy, not point-scoring as both parties back Indigenous voice to parliament

Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says the Liberals "lied" about a federal ICAC, as he and Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg trade insults over integrity and Anthony Albanese on Q+A.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022