News Articles for Australian Labor Party

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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