Bill Shorten: If Ukraine fails, other democracies are weakened and other dictators are emboldened

‘Yes in God’s backyard’: Labor offers cash for church housing. The government is urging faith leaders to release some of the best-located land in major cities and regional centres to build homes

Victoria’s second-biggest battery, the 200 megawatt (MW), 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) Rangebank Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been completed in the outer south-east Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne

400 new homes for Defence Force personnel to be built in Townsville ahead of influx of troops

Malinauskas Government introduces new laws targeting abusive, violent parents at school

China has dropped trade barriers for two Australian abattoirs, the final restrictions of a years-long dispute that impacted $20 billion of exports

More workers could join in solidarity with striking Woolworths distribution centre employees if the supermarket giant attempts "to break the picket line", an alliance of union leaders say (ETU, AMWU, PPTEU, CFMEU)

The Albanese government is preparing to again anger Israel by switching Australia’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a series of high-profile United Nations votes, which include a resolution aimed at creating an “irreversible pathway” to a Palestinian state

The Albanese Labor Government’s landmark Secure Jobs Better Pay workplace reforms – won by union members – have boosted economy-wide wage growth by $6.3 billion over the past year

The Albanese Government has partnered with Fortescue to develop, build, and demonstrate world-first fast EV chargers that will enable the widespread electrification of heavy haulage trucks at remote mine sites

Chalmers Tells RBA He’ll Go Full Logan On These Putrid Mutts If They Don’t Lower Rates Next Week

The future of Australia's asylum seeker system. Extreme language used in debate on last week’s migration legislation does not auger well for the future of the asylum system in OZ

Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at feeding a new industry agenda

The NSW state government will commission a new mobile filtration plant to clean up tap water supplies in the Blue Mountains that have been tainted by a plume of cancer-linked “forever chemicals”

HECS architect wants student debt ignored when assessing home loans


Update on the HAFF after the first round of grants. Quadruple the funding and make the assessment criteria clearer

Federal funding boost of $105 million to back 28,000 new homes in WA by making sure they are hooked up to water, power and sewerage. The federal funding injection will be spread across 21 projects ranging from Yanchep to Ellenbrook to Byford and Mundjiong, and includes social housing

The Muslim political campaign threatening to topple senior Labor ministers has declared it has no problem if its pro-Palestine push helped elect Peter Dutton, saying such a result would “demonstrate the impact” of its movement

Grill’d was able to pay Arda $3 less than minimum wage. Unions want this youth ‘loophole’ abolished

Aussie small businesses aren't hiding their profits in tax havens, and they shouldn't be competing against multinationals that do. We're cracking down on multinational tax dodging, enacting a global minimum tax and a world-leading country-by-country reporting regime

Labor senator Raff Ciccone says China and Russia should not be able to bully democracies

Caesarstone alleged to be hiding behind Israel's war in Gaza to slow silicosis compensation claim. "Delays with Mr Bucklow's case were reminiscent of the asbestos era, when manufacturer James Hardie was accused of searching for loopholes and using stalling tactics to minimise compensation payments"

Telcos will be required to block scam texts or warn recipients they come from unregistered senders, under new rules to be introduced by the Albanese government

Voters back Labor’s proposed HECS changes. They are even keener for an overhaul of uni fees


"Members gathered for a meeting outside the distribution centre after 11am, where they learned about the Fair Work application. They clapped and resolved to remain steadfast"

The election of the Whitlam Government in the 1972 federal election and the mood of goodwill that came with the change, as covered at the beginning of Part One of the ABC documentary A New World… (for sure) - The Labor Years 1972-1975. Broadcast 1984

On this day 52 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Labor defeated the Coalition Government led by William McMahon in the 1972 federal election, after 23 years in Opposition

Anthony Albanese promises major reform as government backs bulk of veteran suicide royal commission recommendations

Three grieving mothers have welcomed the government’s response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, saying it’s another crucial step in saving lives and honouring their sons who died by suicide


Craig Emerson: Reserve Bank is needlessly smashing jobs. By arbitrarily and wrongly defining full employment, the RBA will cause misery for vulnerable working Australians and small business owners that is entirely avoidable


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Aussie small businesses aren't hiding their profits in tax havens, and they shouldn't be competing against multinationals that do. We're cracking down on multinational tax dodging, enacting a global minimum tax and a world-leading country-by-country reporting regime

Labor senator Raff Ciccone says China and Russia should not be able to bully democracies

"Members gathered for a meeting outside the distribution centre after 11am, where they learned about the Fair Work application. They clapped and resolved to remain steadfast"

On this day 52 years ago, Gough Whitlam and Labor defeated the Coalition Government led by William McMahon in the 1972 federal election, after 23 years in Opposition