Two scandals, one minister: Defence Minister Richard Marles provides cover for Keogh and Gosling
Labor’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has been caught in the crossfire as he’s forced to provide cover for…
Ben Carroll adds artificial intelligence ministry to Victorian cabinet, dumps transport infrastructure
New Victorian premier Ben Carroll has announced the make-up of his cabinet, including a new ministry dedicated to…
The conference where Labor’s biggest fights were never seen
If Labor has a policy fight behind a closed door and nobody else hears, did it really happen?…
Albanese and Chalmers see reform and risk-taking as an antidote to populism
When opinion polls shift, previous assumptions can too. Like whether One Nation’s rise is unstoppable. Or whether frustrated…
Labor has picked a fight on tax, but not all critics are vested interests
“Attacked non-stop” declared the subject line of an email Labor sent party members this week asking for donations…
Labor’s Toby Priest defeats Liberals’ Stephen Patterson to win Morphett in SA election
Labor has won the blue-ribbon South Australian state seat of Morphett from the Liberal Party, the ABC projects.…
Wayne Swan steps down as Labor president urging party to focus on membership boost
Labor Party president Wayne Swan will step down next July, ending his 30-year career in politics, and has…
Labor’s roundtable has started a long overdue debate on prickly topics
Thumping election victories can have perverse consequences. One of them is how they create the conditions for hubris…
Ali France unseated Peter Dutton. It may have never happened without one quick-thinking doctor
Long before Ali France ended Peter Dutton’s 24-year stranglehold on the seat of Dickson, she was defying the…