ALP
Opinion
Energy
Albanese did not create the energy crisis, but he will have to fix it
The Labor government is electrified at the prospect of two terms in power. But if they can’t keep the lights on, an early outage could be sparked.
- by David Crowe
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Opinion
Australia votes
Australia’s two-party system besieged, if not broken, by election
The fall in major party support seems an inexorable feature of the 21st century Australian political landscape.
- by Paul Strangio
Kindergarten to get a $9b overhaul, with more places and longer hours
The Andrews government has promised a multibillion-dollar reshaping of preschool and childcare in Victoria.
- by Annika Smethurst
Europe, India, UK deals in sight by end of year, new trade minister hopes
Don Farrell will meet his French counterpart in a strong sign of progress on a deal after the new government moved to end a dispute with France over a cancelled submarine contract.
- by David Crowe
Lowest-paid workers to receive 5.2% wage rise: Fair Work Commission
Australia’s lowest-paid workers will receive $40 extra a week following the Fair Work Commission’s decision to lift the minimum wage.
- by Angus Thompson
Opinion
CBD
Swan rattles the can for Labor
Labor’s national president is begging true believers for cash, as the party tries to firm up its coffers post-election.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Coalition’s ‘warmongering rhetoric’ backfired on Morrison: Labor campaign chief
The clash over Chinese influence helped Labor win the federal election, the party’s national secretary has concluded in his first public assessment of the way Anthony Albanese swept into power.
- by David Crowe
Defence ministers’ meeting a first step in China-Australia rapprochement but should not be overstated
Foreign affairs experts say the meeting between Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Chinese counterpart was important but only a first step in restoring relations.
- by Katina Curtis
Opinion
Political leadership
As honeymoon ends, Albanese will have to identify, and fix, crises
The problems that contributed to the defeat of the Morrison government will soon be Anthony Albanese’s to solve – and the list of crises is getting longer.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Victorian Parliament
Ethnic voters are leaving Labor, but not for the Liberal Party
In the Australia of today where different races and ethnicities bump along together most of us probably give little thought to issues of race. But the same can’t be said for our politicians.
- by Roshena Campbell
Biloela family homecoming ends with 5th birthday party
Tharnicaa Nadesalingam has celebrated her fifth birthday in her hometown of Biloela, four years after being detained under the previous government.