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Federal Labor will introduce its changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax by January 1 next year if the party wins the May election.

The looming federal election could mark a big shift in political power, not just in Canberra but also WA.

A former federal Labor minister has entered the race for Julie Bishop's seat of Curtin in the upcoming election.

Battling Western Australians may shift their votes from the Liberal Party of Australia to the Australia Labor Party at the looming election, wooed by Labor's policies on wage growth and penalty rates.

The Australian Labor Party is about to lose its national secretary Noah Carroll, as the party rebuilds following its shock federal election loss.

There’s growing pressure for the state government to rethink how it prices electricity because of the proliferation of solar panels, but the issue could be electoral dynamite.

Madeleine King has taken on the resources portfolio in the opposition’s frontbench reshuffle as Anthony Albanese has made the bold assertion he will win the next federal election.

Federal Labor has backed gas as a key part of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a new policy platform set for debate later this month.

Senior Morrison government ministers have played down falling behind Labor in Newspoll after weeks of controversy stemming from rape allegations.

With the state election now gone and a federal election looming, can Labor look to its Shoalwater MP to understand how the west is won?

Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to launch an independent inquiry into a decades-old rape allegation against Christian Porter, which he denies.

Federal Labor says Australia is in a housing crisis with a growing number of people finding themselves homeless.

WA appears set for a political makeover at the next federal election, with tax reform, integrity measures and action on climate change confronting whichever party forms government.

Anthony Albanese has wasted little time since touching down in WA earlier this week, using the last 36 hours to press the flesh for Labor in three key marginal seats.

Madeleine King, Matt Keogh and Patrick Gorman are among those to have paid tribute to the life and career of Senator Kimberley Kitching, who passed away last night aged 52.

The handing down of the federal budget means most of the Morrison government’s cards are now on the table ahead of the May election.Opposition leader Anthony Albanese continues to keep Labor’s close to his chest. Perhaps, too close.

Labor’s top recruit for Christian Porter’s old seat poured thousands of dollars on online advertising last week, while two at-risk Liberal MPs shored up their position with a spate of Facebook ads.

Labor dominated Facebook and Instagram feeds across WA last week, trumping the Liberal Party's social media advertising outlay in the state by a nearly two-to-one margin.

The Forrest family's philanthropic outfit upped its Facebook and Instagram advertising spend in WA last week as the major parties increasingly lean on memes to make their case on social media.

The new Labor government will hit the ground running following the election as the exact make up of parliament remains unclear.

The Australian Electoral Commission's latest figures give Labor 75 seats to the coalition's 59 as the vote count continues.

THE dust is just starting to settle on a federal election won by a Labor Party that stood on a platform of climate change, cost of living, gender equity, and building Australia’s skills base.

Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.

Reforming childcare and higher education policy shape as top priorities for Labor in its first term in government.

Linda Reynolds has backflipped on the need for gender-based quotas in the Liberal Party, conceding they should be considered after the party's worst federal election defeat in four decades.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has ­enjoyed a surge in support as preferred prime minister, the latest Newspoll shows.

The Greens are pushing Labor to consider a more ambitious revamp of its safeguard mechanism scheme, to stop new coal and gas projects.

Federal Labor came to office with a ‘Powering Australia’ plan, promising to boost renewable energy, reduce Australia’s emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, and cut family power bills by $275 a year by 2025.

The government's climate policy is being pincered by the opposition and the Greens, forcing Labor into a battle on two flanks.

With the coalition set to oppose a major Labor election promise on housing, the Greens want a number of improvements to the proposed $10 billion fund.

Labor's $15 billion manufacturing fund won't ban coal, gas, or logging. The legislation has passed the lower house after a deal was struck with the Greens.

Shifting further to the right will be electorally disastrous for the Liberal Party.

Support for constitutional change is firming in business and political circles despite hesitancy in some quarters to take a stance on the issue.

State senator Louise Pratt will step down from federal politics at the next election, admitting regular travel to and from Canberra becoming more difficult with her ongoing health issues.

The federal government’s investment into international women’s sport has continued, following Thursday’s $15 million funding commitment for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asia Cup.

Premier Roger Cook says the call to end live sheep export is wrong but conceded that if he were a member of the federal caucus, he would be bound to support it.

Energy Resources of Australia has begun proceedings in the Federal Court against in relation to the Northern Territory government’s decision not to renew the Jabiluka mineral lease.

De Grey Mining's push to develop its Hemi gold project has continued, after receiving provision for a $150 million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility.

Rare earths junior Northern Minerals has announced one shareholder has yet to divest its shareholding in the company, following yesterday’s mandated sell-off deadline.

Shire of Mundaring deputy president Trish Cook has been preselected by Labor to run for the newly minted seat of Bullwinkel at the upcoming federal election.Cr Cook has been a Shire of Mundaring south ward councillor for seven years, and the deputy president since 2023.

National sporting organisations could potentially have funding cut off, should they not adhere to new gender equity targets at board level.

Australia believes it can play a role in negotiating trade disagreements between the US and China under a second Trump administration, as PM Anthony Albanese confirmed he discussed trade with the incoming president.

Australia has revived its trade relationship with China without compromising any of its national interests, prime minister Anthony Albanese says.

With 36 bills to pass, one less senator and only one day left in parliament – Australia's decision makers appeared to be in for a wild ride.

A world-first ban on social media for people under 16 will lead to less harm and better outcomes for children, the prime minister says.

Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Justin Trudeau after the Canadian prime minister revealed his plans to step down.

There is a lot at stake at the looming federal election, and the prime minister knows it.

Fears of a gas supply shortfall have been tempered for now, with the consumer watchdog projecting a surplus for Australia's east coast.

Peter Dutton has made a personal pitch to voters and promised to rein in government spending at the coalition's first campaign rally ahead of the federal election.

The prime minister is blitzing Tasmania as he doubles down on the election contest being a choice on Australia's future.

With political stalwart Bill Shorten set to step away from parliament in the coming days, WA MP Anne Aly has been named junior NDIS minister alongside Amanda Rishworth.

The Tonkin Extension Alliance consortium has been awarded a contract to deliver the $1 billion Tonkin Highway extension and Thomas Road upgrade project.

Peter Dutton appears to be kicking with the wind behind his back, with multiple opinion polls showing the Albanese government could be on the nose with voters as an election nears.

Australia's economy is recovering thanks to the government's measures but an interest rate call is ultimately out of its hands, the prime minister says.

Tight electoral margin and experienced candidates make Bullwinkel an electorate to watch.

The federal government has unveiled a $27.6 billion deficit in its last budget before the May election, but insists the economy is on track for a soft landing.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton has used his budget reply speech to spruik four bills a Coalition government would introduce on the first day of parliament, if elected.

Australians will go to the polls on Saturday, May 3.

A former adviser to the WA agriculture minister has been selected to run as Labor candidate for Forrest in the upcoming election, as the prime minister revealed Australia will head to the polls on May 3.

An AFL ‘gather round’ in WA could be on the cards after Perth MP Patrick Gorman took to Leederville Oval to spruik a $1.5 million investment in the oval, should an Albanese government return to power.

If an election was called today, Anthony Albanese would become the first prime minister to win consecutive elections since John Howard.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers used a trip to Perth today to commit to a one-year extension of the instant asset write-off scheme.

A re-elected Albanese government would splash $60 million on expanding Perth’s ferry network following Premier Roger Cook’s promise to build two new terminals.

The latest Roy Morgan polling has pointed to a Labor majority in the May election, with confidence in the ALP its highest in 18 months - while support for the Greens again increased.

Peter Dutton has pledged to increase Australia’s defence spending to 3 per cent of the nation’s GDP within a decade if elected next month, in line with US requests.

Labor candidate for the newly minted semi-rural seat of Bullwinkel Trish Cook has refused to be drawn on whether Labor’s live sheep export ban is hurting her bid for the seat.

With early voting open and polling day just nine sleeps away, Business News looks at what the major parties are offering to voters.

Critical minerals miners have overwhelmingly welcomed Anthony Albanese’s scarcely-detailed pledge to build a stockpile that could be used as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.

Former premier Colin Barnett has lambasted policies to create a strategic critical minerals reserve as both damaging to industry and our key trade relationship with China.

OPINION: A hung parliament could be Australia's best chance of achieving sensible housing policy in the next term of government.

Australia is heading for another three years of sugar-hit policies bereft of long-term strategy, according to several industry-leading experts.

Anthony Albanese has been a busy bee as he remains determined to court voters until the campaign's final minute.

While a blowout result for Labor is evident across the country, two high-profile WA seats remain undeclared.

Fremantle independent candidate Kate Hulett could lose an election by less than one per cent for the second time in as many months, as her grip on the electorate slips.

Climate 200-backed Independent Kate Hulett has failed to win the seat of Fremantle, with Labor’s Josh Wilson returning for a fourth term.

WA’s newest and closest seat was decided over the weekend, with Labor’s Trish Cook claiming victory with a 0.5 per cent margin.

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King is confident the federal government’s critical mineral stockpile will benefit the country moving forward.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Western Australian senator Dorinda Cox in the wake of her shock defection from The Greens to Labor, backing her to toe the party line.

Australian business groups are "cautiously optimistic" a visit to China by Anthony Albanese will help normalise a fragile relationship with Beijing.

Australia's central bank wants to remove surcharge fees on both debit and credit cards in a move it expects would save consumer more than $1 billion.