‘Socialist’ teachers target eight Victorian Labor MPs including education minister – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 25
Former Labor senator Nova Peris accused of ‘amplifying’ anti-Muslim social media posts Olympian and Labor Friends of Israel patron shared posts about Palestinians that were ‘dehumanising’, Muslim advocacy group alleges The Guardian - AU · Jul 25
Albanese rejects push from Special Minister of State Don Farrell to expand size of parliament Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has quashed a push by his Special Minister of State Don Farrell to increase the size of the federal parliament. The Conversation · Mar 31
'Gerrymander': teal backer takes aim at donations cap Caps on political donations should be removed for independent candidates, Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court says, arguing reforms favour major parties. AAP · Mar 6
Victorian Labor’s socialist left stakes claim to Mark Dreyfus’s federal seat of Isaacs in factional tussle Exclusive: Left faction moves to cement dominance amid speculation over the future of former attorney general from Labor’s right The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2025
Labor election guru urges party against 'myth-making' Labor is riding on a high after its thumping election victory, but a chief strategist behind the campaign has warned colleagues not to get ahead of themselves. AAP · May 20, 2025
The Peter principle: how Dutton’s election campaign in Dickson went horribly wrong Labor considered the Brisbane seat ‘enemy territory’ at the start of the campaign. By the end, Ali France was the first person ever to unseat an opposition leader at a federal election The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2025
Paul Erickson: unmasking the mastermind behind Labor’s winning election strategy Sources say it was the young political strategist’s experience fighting the Greens, almost 15 years ago, that caught Anthony Albanese’s attention The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2025
What time is the final leaders’ debate tonight? How and where to watch Albanese v Dutton PM and opposition leader to hold fourth election debate on 7News. Here’s how to watch The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2025
Labor rattles tin for ad blitz as teal dollars roll in Party faithful are being asked to donate for a Labor digital advertising campaign after the Climate 200 fundraising vehicle attracted more than $1 million. AAP · Feb 28, 2025
‘Transformational’: how a California city launched America’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train The new zero-emission train, known as Zemu, will run through an area that has long suffered from poor air quality. Will it be the start of a clean energy rail movement in the US? The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2024
Forrest says Fortescue still committed to hydrogen despite job cuts – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jul 18, 2024
Labor demands investigation into Liberal party’s ‘misleading’ postal vote strategy for the voice Liberals brush off calls for AEC to investigate website that offers non-existent postal vote registrations The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023
Australia’s progressive forces show signs of fracturing – and a test on free and fair elections looms I suspect Australians don’t want to be spectators in an electoral arms race where wealthy individuals exercise oversized influence in our democracy The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2022 Winning teal independents backed by $10.2m in political donations AEC disclosures reveal Atlassian founder Scott Farquhar was the biggest Climate 200 donor, giving $1.5m, followed by Mike Cannon-Brookes
The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022 David Pocock backs caps on political donations and electoral spending in boost to Labor plan ACT senator says caps are the only way to stop ‘wealthy entities from exerting undue influence’ on elections
AAP · Jul 29, 2022 National Labor launches Tas intervention The national executive of the Labor Party has taken over the Tasmanian branch following years of dysfunction and poor results at the ballot box.
ABC News · Jul 29, 2022 ALP national executive launches 'intervention' into Tasmanian Labor to repair branch Years of damaging infighting and bitter spats culminate in Labor's Tasmanian branch being effectively taken over by the party's national executive, in order for it to "improve the culture" and reinstate "trust".
The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2022 More women than men voted against Morrison government in federal election, polling shows Australia Institute survey finds Coalition’s treatment of women seen as ‘weakness’ by two-thirds of voters
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2022 Labor aims to legislate spending caps and truth in advertising, says Don Farrell Special minister of state signals ambitious suite of electoral reforms to be rolled out before next election
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022 ‘Considerable strain’: how Australian officials saw the China rift Officials kept in ‘regular contact’ with Chinese embassy even as Morrison government ministers frozen out, FoI documents shows
The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022 Dan and Dom: the two premiers leading a vibe shift in Australian politics Differences between Daniel Andrews and Dominic Perrottet are part of their successful relationship
The New Daily · Jun 15, 2022 Revealed: The moments that might have cost Scott Morrison the prime ministership Labor's National Secretary outlined some key moments that may have cemented voters' perceptions of Scott Morrison – and a Coalition defeat.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2022 Labor campaign chief’s eight reasons Coalition lost election – from attacking states to ignoring women Paul Erickson puts Labor’s election win down to more than voter fatigue with Scott Morrison and cites failures of Liberal-National team
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 Strategist: Last Australian government lost Chinese votes A campaign strategist says the previous Australian government’s stance against a more aggressive China drove away many Chinese-Australian voters at recent elections who considered the administration’s language had licensed racism