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Departing Labor staffers. Clockwise from top left: Lachlan McKenzie, Brigid Delaney, Katharine Murphy, Katie Connolly, Stela Todorovic, Lanai Scarr

Labor staffers could help change the nation. But there’s a reason they’re leaving

In the weeks since securing an election triumph, dozens of senior political staff with decades of experience have quit the Albanese government.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Nick Newling

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The council building of the Museum of Chinese in Australia, which has never opened its doors.

Inside the Chinatown museum that after four years and millions of dollars never opened

Scuffed walls, exposed ceilings and plastic chairs attest to little progress at the Museum of Chinese in Australia.

  • Jessica Yun
Mark Latham returns to his property on Friday.

Labor discusses removing Latham’s portrait from caucus room

Tanya Plibersek says she cried when Mark Latham was named Labor leader in 2003. Latham faces abuse claims by his ex-partner, which he denies.

  • Jessica McSweeney
The Premier Chris Minns says there will be no changes to Crown’s casino licence.

Why Crown workers are threatening to expose Barangaroo casino’s dirty laundry

Workers at the Sydney casino will vote on whether to take industrial action as negotiations break down in a protracted pay dispute.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Former Australian Soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is seen in the crowd during the Richmond Tigers and Adelaide Crows at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Ben Roberts-Smith heads for Tigerland – but the day doesn’t go his way

The disgraced former soldier’s appearance at the MCG set off a scramble to see who might have invited him.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
The Old Tyabb Reclamation Area where the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal will be developed.

Tanya Plibersek rejected this clean energy project. The Allan government is trying again

An offshore wind hub at the Port of Hastings that was rejected by the federal government has been given a second chance.

  • Kieran Rooney
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Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Labor’s Left backed Trump’s strikes on Iran. It’s not the only issue they’ve shifted on

Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities. It would have been unheard of at the start of their careers.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Carissa Smith was adopted from South Korea as a baby and has embarked on a search for her birth parents.

Carissa used to look at the moon and wonder if her mother could see it too - she never found out

Carissa Smith finally made the journey to Seoul last year, seeking answers about who she was. But her hopes were dashed by a woman holding a manila folder, and hiding words with a ruler.

  • Lisa Visentin
Environment Minister Murray Watt with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Environmentalists say our green goals don’t protect nature or work for business. Here’s how Labor plans to fix the problem

A federal environment protection agency is back on the agenda as a controversial gas project approval brings focus to the government’s long list of overdue environmental reforms.

  • Mike Foley
The WA govenrment has approved the extension of the North West Shelf plant near Karratha.

Community right to feel Albanese having it both ways on climate

The clear sense of betrayal from some and relief from others suggests many are not sure where the government stands on carbon.

  • The Herald's View

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