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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese infuriates Labor members with election meddling

Anthony Albanese has asked for federal intervention in another safe Labor seat, leading to one party member to say the prime minister was “pissing people off”.

  • James Massola

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will promise at the Garma festival that his “optimism for a better future still burns”.

PM says passion still burns, but Price accuses him of grandstanding

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will return to the Garma festival with a speech long on hope and short on policy proposals.

  • James Massola and Paul Sakkal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with the retiring Brendan O’Connor (left) and Linda Burney.

Truth-telling set to fill Voice gap as Leeser urges PM to step up

As retiring Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney declared history would look kindly upon the Voice effort, Liberal MP Julian Leeser lamented the “national silence” that has existed since its defeat.

  • Paul Sakkal and James Massola
Burney O’Connor

O’Connor, Burney confirm retirements as MPs jostle for promotion

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the resignations will allow him to refresh his ministry after two years with an unchanged team.

  • James Massola and Paul Sakkal
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney.

Senior Albanese government ministers could quit in a matter of days

There is growing expectation in Labor ranks that a pair of cabinet ministers are poised to announce they will not contest the next election and will step down from cabinet immediately.

  • James Massola and Paul Sakkal

Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers

Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles: confidantes, influencers, attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.

  • James Massola
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Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

The PM was punching well, until he gave himself an immigration uppercut

Sometimes in politics – like when you realise your opponent will always punch harder – you should exit the ring and try another approach.

  • Sean Kelly
The commission says governments have not grasped the scale of the changes required to deliver on their commitment.

This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

A blistering Productivity Commission review says governments have not delivered on their landmark 2020 agreement to transform the way public servants and politicians work with Indigenous Australians.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Jack Latimore
Anthony Albanese.

Albanese pushed on alternative to legislated Voice following referendum defeat

Nearly three months after Australians overwhelmingly voted No to the Voice, Labor has said little about its agenda to improve living standards among First Australians.

  • Paul Sakkal
Voters have turned against the idea of the federal government pursing treaty processes with Indigenous Australians in the aftermath of the Voice defeat.

Voice fallout: support for treaty plunges after referendum

Just a third of Australians support treaty and truth-telling processes between the federal government and Indigenous Australians following the Voice referendum.

  • Lisa Visentin

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