ALP
- Exclusive
- Housing crisis
Coalition claims housing fund has built zero homes. Labor says they are delivering
Hundreds of homes have been completed with work under way on thousands more across the country.
- Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Latest
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- Australia votes
Budget update ‘within days’ as PM prepares to call election
For months, the government has been promising a March 25 budget. But an “update” that would allow Anthony Albanese to call an April 12 election is now likely.
- Shane Wright
Political dirt units are meant to stay in the shadows. This week, they came out
Politicians are not supposed to disclose their dirt units, but one Labor MP said the quiet part out loud after days of critical attention on Peter Dutton.
- Natassia Chrysanthos and James Massola
- Updated
- China relations
As Wong and Dutton exchange fire, the Chinese flotilla laps Australia
The foreign minister accused the Coalition of seeking political advantage from ships’ exercises in the Tasman with inflammatory rhetoric on China.
- Matthew Knott
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Albanese could boldly go where no first-term government has gone before (for a century)
As prime minister, Albanese has been reluctant to change. For some reason, his colleagues don’t intervene. It’s like the charge of the Light Brigade.
- Shaun Carney
Thousands of dead fish, a $37m federal promise and an animal close to extinction: Australia’s ‘salmon war’ gets ugly
A major fish kill in the waters of south-east Tasmania has raised tensions just as the prime minister has backed the industry.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
- Exclusive
- WA election
Apple Airtags lead police to Perth Hills election sign thief
The Liberals Perth Hills campaign team decided to purchase eight of the Apple tracking devices after losing up to 10 signs a night, which one campaign insider said was the worst he’d ever seen.
- Hamish Hastie
- Opinion
- Medicare
To make Medicare healthy again, our leaders must treat these worrying symptoms
Universal health care is expensive and getting more so, which is a problem when politicians like appearing to cut taxes and never increase them or introduce new ones.
- Ross Gittins
- Exclusive
- Political leadership
Train dispute and chauffeur scandals: NSW Labor takes a hit
NSW Labor has scored its lowest primary vote since Gladys Berejiklian was premier.
- Alexandra Smith
The feud fuelling one of the tightest battles of the next election
Independent MP for Fowler Dai Le could hold the balance of power after the election. Her Labor opponent, Tu Le, is campaigning to win back the seat while heavily pregnant.
- Matthew Knott
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