Labor in turmoil
‘Not ready to govern’: Labor MP Tania Mihailuk quits party
Tania Mihailuk said Labor’s decision to allow her arch nemesis to run for parliament is proof the party is still plagued by corruption.
- by Alexandra Smith and Tom Rabe
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Factional politics
Labor preselection turf war hands Perrottet a political gift
After almost 12 years of trying to shake its dark past, NSW Labor has allowed a Bankstown preselection political turf war to breathe new life into it.
- by Alexandra Smith
‘No friend in me’: Keneally warns those who use Kimberley Kitching’s death for political gain
Labor senator Penny Wong has said she will not “return anger with anger” over the death of Kimberley Kitching in a parliamentary tribute to the late senator this morning.
- by Angus Thompson
Loyalty or be damned: The Labor Party and caucus solidarity
Former Labor MP Rod Mackenzie put “Parliament before party” when he crossed the floor in 1987. It put him on collision course with a party that has cultivated a special hatred for dissenters.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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IBAC Labor inquiry
ALP moves to expel MP Kaushaliya Vaghela
The upper house MP will be referred to the ALP’s internal disputes tribunal and, if found guilty, will be kicked out for showing “disloyalty to the party”.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Andrews rejects ‘fantasy’ claim that bullying complaint was not taken seriously
“Frankly these claims are fantasy, have no basis in fact ... I won’t dignify the stuff that’s said about me, I’m not going to,” the Premier said.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Union heavyweight warns of ‘authoritarianism’ as ALP dumps seven MPs
Former union leader Bill Kelty has warned that voters could punish Labor after the party axed seven MPs ahead of next year’s state poll.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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IBAC Labor inquiry
Shining the spotlight on Labor’s faceless men
The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission will investigate allegations of “serious corrupt conduct” and misuse of public money by serving and former Labor politicians.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
‘Not just windmills and solar panels’: ALP criticised by Joel Fitzgibbon over party’s climate change policy
The Hunter Valley MP has again attacked his own party over its position on energy policy.
- by David Crowe
Cockroach or policy wonk: Will the push to replace Senator Kim Carr succeed?
Policy hardhead, factional warlord, past his prime. Much is said about Australia’s longest-serving senator, but he’s made it clear he has not finished yet.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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ALP
‘Stop the toll mania’: Minns makes first pitch to win back Labor voters
New NSW Labor leader Chris Minns will spend the weekend working on the shadow cabinet he will take to the election.
- by Alexandra Smith and Lucy Cormack
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