Jim Chalmers considers tilt at leadership
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Labor’s finance spokesman Jim Chalmers has confirmed he is considering standing for Labor leader, which would put him up against [...]
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Labor needs a new leader- this is how it will happen …
With the unexpected election loss on Saturday and Shorten’s resignation the Labor party will need a new leader. How will this happen? First: The National Executive will [...]
Labor’s election defeat reveals its continued inability to convince people it can make their lives better
Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University The election result was a triumph for the Coalition and a defeat for pundits. The result is even more striking when the drift to the left [...]
Labor to restore penalty rates, health funding and protect Medicare
Bill shorten has outlined Labor’s vision for Australia at the Queensland ALP state conference this weekend. With the background of the disunity of Liberal Party at a [...]
Turnbull Government Attempting To Press Control-Alt-Delete And Reset On A Dying Government
As Australia watches the final dying days of the Turnbull government also known as the final fizzle of this fizzer government. We are seeing a government that has been [...]
Labor now does politics better than the Liberals – here’s why
Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University The obverse of the current crisis in Australian conservative politics is the resilience of the Australian left. The Labor Party has twice [...]
Shorten: it is time for Abbot to stop living in the past on marriage equality, It’s none of our business who marries who
The opposition leader Bill shorten today has said that the Prime Minister has to stop living in the past when it comes to marriage equality. He also called on the Prime [...]
Shorten’s trust deficit is limiting Labor’s opportunities
by Jim Middleton, University of Melbourne Who do you trust? At the time, John Howard’s opening parry of the 2004 election seemed breathtakingly audacious given he was the [...]
Plibersek: Abbott Government Wants A Big Gap Between The Liberal Party & The Labor Party On National Security
Speaking on QandA last night Tanya Plibersek, deputy leader of the Opposition, said the Labor party were refused briefings until the last minute on the the citizenship laws [...]
Essential Media Poll – 2PP Vote: ALP 52% LNP 48% & 50% Think Budget Is About Improving Government Image
This weeks Essential Media Poll has the 2 Party preferred vote for the ALP at 52% and the LNP 48%. This is no change from the previous week but it is a a negative -5.5% swing [...]
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