The Latest Breaking News from Labor

As Labor faces pressure to respond boldly to oil shock, it needs to find more unconventional levers to pull

Leveraging Australian gas exports to ensure we get oil in return is among the offbeat ideas we could be hearing more about

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22

One Nation wins at least one SA seat as Liberals consider ‘sobering lessons’ from election defeat

Labor’s Peter Malinauskas secures at least 32 seats while Pauline Hanson’s party outpolls Liberals and could become de facto opposition

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22

One Nation’s surge and Liberal Party’s collapse in SA election reveal tectonic shifts in Australian politics

The tectonic plates of South Australian politics have fundamentally shifted. Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government has won a second term with a landslide win. The final count should see Labor win around 33 seats in the 47 seat House of Assembly. This result dwarfs the Labor “Rann-slide” of 2006.

The Conversation · Mar 22

Labor clinches second term as One Nation surges at poll

Labor has stormed to a huge win in South Australia, as One Nation hopes its historic second placing translates into seats.

AAP · Mar 20

South Australia election 2026: Labor heads for a win, the Liberals a battering and One Nation a test of surging support

In an odd campaign Peter Malinauskas mocks Pauline Hanson’s anti-immigration stance and she finger-wags back. But how will her rise in the polls translate to the ballot box?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20

National eyes on election where there is a second prize

Intense political interest is focused on which party can secure second place in a state election in which almost half of voters have already cast their ballots.

AAP · Mar 20

One Nation forecast to become federal opposition: poll

A new poll has shown the coalition slipping to as low as nine seats in federal parliament as One Nation surges in support among voters.

AAP · Mar 20

Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals

The South Australian state election is Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. The 47 lower house seats will be elected in single-member electorates using preferential voting.

The Conversation · Mar 20

NSW will continue to greenlight coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency

Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20

Grattan on Friday: Chalmers is trying to make economic uncertainty a springboard for reform

When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what’s done on things like the capital gains tax discount will be a matter for cabinet.

The Conversation · Mar 19