PM makes public safety key priority
Anthony Albanese is seeking to strengthen Labor’s credentials on crime ahead of the next election, announcing millions in prevention and policing measures.
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Childcare changes put to sleep, super tax mired
Labor has been unable to pass its latest childcare reforms during the February sitting fortnight.
Political reality ‘pushed ALP to break principle’
Labor Left heavyweights say a groundswell of community fears over crime and the anti-Semitism crisis pushed them to back Anthony Albanese’s decision to break with the party’s decades-long opposition to mandatory minimum sentences.
Renewables-only sceptics putting lives at risk: Bandt
Adam Bandt has lashed the food distributors of Australia for questioning Labor’s renewables-only strategy and claimed they are ‘putting Australian lives at threat’.
Hopes for five-year deal dead: premiers
Anthony Albanese announces $1.7bn as an interim funding measure for public hospitals as his government fails to reach agreement with states before the WA election being called.
Coalition pushed on childcare, ALP on super
The Coalition is being urged by peak farmer groups and parenting bodies to release its childcare package.
Police boost urged in Melbourne’s biggest Jewish district
Five current and former mayors have urged Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to permanently boost the police presence in Glen Eira, saying a long-term solution is needed to ensure the community’s safety after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks.
Three-day childcare guarantee: Labor’s policy explained
The measure was originally intended to be an election promise but by introducing the legislation in what could be the final sitting weeks before the election, the government looks to be picking a fight with the Coalition over the issue.
Greens threaten childcare leverage
Labor would be pushed to spend millions more in childcare support should it face a hung parliament, as the Greens promise to pressure Anthony Albanese.
Payday super ‘timeline not achievable’
COSBOA says Labor’s payday super policy is a disaster waiting to happen and the cost to employers to change and adapt ‘will be immense’.
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