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Anthony Albanese, campaigning in Perth on Friday, said the government remained committed to the current GST allocation system.

Carve-up of $95b GST haul a headache for Albanese

The latest carve-up of the GST has hit Queensland’s budget while boosting Victoria’s. But it has also led to new calls for an overhaul of the GST.

  • Shane Wright and Kieran Rooney

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Heidi Bradshaw

‘Dirty dancing’ charity boss suspended, hit with new allegations

Heidi Bradshaw has been suspended following allegations she perpetuated a “toxic” workplace and used employee emails to vote for herself in a local hero award.

  • Amber Schultz
Heidi Bradshaw

Lavish parties and lewd behaviour: Charity boss accused over ‘highly sexualised workplace’

Award-winning charity boss Heidi Bradshaw is accused of perpetuating a culture that former staff labelled “vulgar” and “toxic”.

  • Amber Schultz
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and new Labor candidate for Barton Ashvini Ambihaipahar.

Charity that campaigned for PM’s handpicked candidate received $50k grant

Anthony Albanese’s handpicked candidate nominated a charity to receive $50,000. Members of the charity did 32 hours of phone banking for her campaign before the 2023 election.

  • Max Maddison
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Infrastructure Minister Catherine King and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Labor pumps cash into battleground states

Search your electorate to find out whether it received part of the $600 million the government splashed on infrastructure projects.

  • James Massola
Sarah Williams was awarded the Newcastle Local Woman of the Year by Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp in March 2023.

Prominent campaigner claims NSW Labor ‘used’ her for electoral gain

A campaigner against domestic violence claims she was promised $20,000 for her organisation. When she didn’t get it, she had a bit to say.

  • Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Infrastructure Minister Catherine King and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Labor pumps cash into battleground states

Find out how much money your electorate got from the grants scheme – and where all the cash went.

  • James Massola
Anthony Albanese has far outpaced Peter Dutton with more than $1.2 billion in pledges for local projects.

In the race to be Australia’s ‘lord mayor’, Albanese has a $1.2 billion case to answer

Labor has far outpaced Peter Dutton on local projects this month amid a political row over spending cuts.

  • David Crowe
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ $37.2 million community grants program driven by Labor MPs and candidates has been controversial

‘Vehicle for buying votes’: The next test for Labor’s controversial $37m election fund

The trouble-plagued Local Small Commitment Allocation program will be audited by the NSW auditor-general and face an upper house inquiry.

  • Max Maddison
The review flagged $7300 nominated by Labor candidate Julia Little to Drummoyne Community Centre.

Secret review reveals conflicts of interest in Labor’s $37 million community grants scheme

Two projects under Labor’s controversial grants program were kiboshed by the Premier’s Department over “unacceptable” conflict of interest concerns.

  • Max Maddison

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