Dai Le
Labor branch in open revolt over ‘parachute’ candidate
The rank and file in Melbourne’s outer north are threatening to quit if they are blocked from picking a replacement for outgoing MP Maria Vamvakinou.
- by Annika Smethurst
Latest
Saving the lobster, prawn and pineapple: MPs fight to force shops to take cash
Independent MPs are demanding the federal government make businesses accept cash from shoppers – or face thousands in fines.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Political leadership
A stabbing, a riot, a nation divided: Albanese’s toughest test
Albanese did all the right things. He said all the right things. Yet the events of Monday night exploded regardless.
- by David Crowe
PM calls for Australians to ‘unite, not divide’ after Sydney church stabbing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for peace after the alleged violent stabbing of a church leader on Monday night and injuries to several police in clashes outside.
- by Paul Sakkal and Rachel Clun
In the melting pot of western Sydney, views on the Voice are as diverse as the population
This region could be crucial to the Voice to parliament either passing or failing – but many residents are still undecided.
- by Jordan Baker and Matt Wade
Dai Le, Frank Carbone form own political party to target western Sydney
Independent MP Dai Le and Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone say they want to challenge the major parties in federal seats across western Sydney.
- by Matthew Knott
Cheaper childcare won’t create more places: MP
Independent MP Dai Le says the government needs to attract more workers to the early childhood education sector.
- by Rachel Clun
Magazine
Good Weekend
The November 26 Edition
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‘Even Josh Frydenberg called Monique Ryan’: Dai Le on the call that never came
The MP for Fowler ponders why rival Kristina Keneally didn’t phone after her win, how a car park got her into politics – and a difficult mother-son chat.
- by Benjamin Law
How 20,000 people changed politics: Behind the scenes of the teal wave
Few were seasoned activists. Others had crossed party lines. The unseen links among the volunteers who helped the ‘teal’ independents get to Canberra.
- by Brook Turner
‘Disgraceful’: Bitter debate erupts over Syria repatriations
The federal government has accused the opposition of “rank hypocrisy” for opposing the repatriation of Australian relatives of Islamic State fighters.
- by Matthew Knott
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