Who is Anthony Albanese’s partner Jodie Haydon, the new First Lady
Australia’s new “First Lady’’ Jodie Haydon is expected to continue to pursue her career, after partner Anthony Albanese secured the keys to the Lodge. Ms Haydon is the women’s officer for the NSW Public Service Association, a job she…
Labor announces $1 billion to boost Medicare
Labor has announced it will grant patients, general practitioners and physicians up to $50,000 to improve their practices under a $1 billion plan to “strengthen” Medicare. Under the plan, the Albanese government will create a Medicare task force consisting of…
From dining with Andrew Bolt to tours of Afghanistan with Pauline Hanson: Inside Labor senator’s unexpected relationships with Australia’s right wing – as they well up on live TV in the wake of her sudden death at 52
Prominent right-wing figures including Pauline Hanson and Andrew Bolt have paid tribute to Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching who suddenly died aged 52 of a suspected heart attack while driving. Senator Hanson, who went to Afghanistan with Senator Kitching on a…
Labor’s 90 per cent childcare subsidy plan will cost taxpayers billions as rich benefit
Labor’s plan to make childcare cheaper for all families – including high income earners – would cost taxpayers an extra $63 billion over a decade if it passed the planned review, new government analysis shows. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese first…
Anthony Albanese confident Labor has landed winning climate policy
The Labor Party is confident they’ve landed a climate policy to win support of inner-city and regional voters. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese told Neil Breen he sees it as an opportunity to grow the economy. “We’ve managed to land a…
Victorian Opposition calls for isolation to be scrapped for fully vaccinated close contacts
Changes to isolation requirements for Victorian food supply chain and supermarket workers will take effect from Thursday, January 13; however, the Victorian Opposition argues the state government should go a step further. When it is necessary for continuity of operations…
Australia’s Labor Party Revives Call for a National Shipping Fleet
The Australian Labor Party has revived plans for the creation of an Australian flagged “strategic fleet” of at least 12 ships to shield the country from supply chain disruption, especially during times of natural disaster or international conflict. The opposition…
Albanese ends year well but has challenges ahead
A WEEK after Anthony Albanese announced his climate blueprint, Labor has every reason to believe the most difficult policy it will launch for the coming election has parachuted to a safe landing. The government has brought out the predictable attacks,…
Labor pledges to provide free TAFE
The Labor Party will pledge to provide free TAFE, create more university places and invest in skills if it wins the next election. The $1.2 billion plan will focus on tackling skill shortages by offering free TAFE to Australians studying…
Senior Victorian Labor figure slams Andrews’ new pandemic powers, says MPs ‘frightened’ to speak out against it
Former federal Labor MP Michael Danby says the intervention into the Victorian ALP has left some party members too “frightened” to speak out against Premier Daniel Andrews’ new pandemic powers. The ALP’s federal executive took control of the Victorian Labor…